Where does “wesp” come from?
wesp (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German wefse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
wesp (Vilamovian): wasp
Ancestry of “wesp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wefse | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wefsa | wasp |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wapsu | wasp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wepsō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |