Etymograph

English

wasp

Wasp comes from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to braid, weave’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*webʰ-‘to braid, weave’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóbʰseh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wapsōreconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wapsureconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150wæfs
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wappes
  7. Englishtodaywasp

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*webʰ-‘to braid, weave’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wóbʰseh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wapsōreconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wapsureconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150wæfs
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wappes
  7. Englishtodaywasp

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to braid, weave’

web, wave, weave, whiff, woof, waffle, weft, 5 more

Today it means

noun Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- / wasp

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