guespe

== Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French guespe, wespe, from a conflation of Latin vespa and Frankish *wapsu. === Noun === guespe f (plural guespes) wasp (insect) ==== Descendants ==== French: guêpe == Old French == === Alternative forms === vespe, wespe, wapce === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vespa and contaminated by Frankish *wapsu, *wepsu (“wasp”), from Proto-Germanic *wapsō, *wepsō (“wasp”). Both are ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂. === Noun === guespe oblique singular, f (oblique plural guespes, nominative singular guespe, nominative plural guespes) wasp (insect) ==== Descendants ====