wesp

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch wesp, from earlier wespe, from Middle Dutch wespe, from Old Dutch *wespa, with metathesis from Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === wesp (plural wespe) wasp == Dutch == === Etymology === From earlier Modern Dutch wespe, from Middle Dutch wespe, from Old Dutch *wespa, with metathesis from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”). Cognate with German Wespe, Low German Wösp, English wasp. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɛsp/ Hyphenation: wesp Rhymes: -ɛsp === Noun === wesp f (plural wespen, diminutive wespje n) wasp (various insects of the order Hymenoptera, especially of the superfamily Vespoidea) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: wesp === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “wesp”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === wesp on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Middle English == === Noun === wesp alternative form of wyspe == North Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian *waps, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō (“wasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“to braid, weave”). === Noun === wesp (Föhr-Amrum) wasp == Vilamovian == === Etymology === From Middle High German wefse, webse, wespe, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu. Cognate with German Wespe. === Pronunciation === === Noun === wesp f (plural wespa) wasp