Where does “וועספּע” come from?

וועספּע (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wespe, 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.

וועספּע (Yiddish): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “וועספּע”, step by step

וועספּע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wespe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwespe—
2Old High Germanwefsawasp
3Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
4Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Middle Low German wespe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwespewasp
2Old Saxonwepsiawasp
3Proto-West Germanic*waspijāwasp

Words derived from “וועספּע”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →
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