wesp

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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”).

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Noun

wesp (plural wespe)

  1. 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 *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).

Cognate with German Wespe, Low German Wösp, English wasp.

Pronunciation

Noun

wesp f (plural wespen, diminutive wespje n)

  1. wasp, used certain members of the order Hymenoptera, especially of the superfamily Vespoidea

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Middle English

Noun

wesp

  1. Alternative form of wyspe

Vilamovian

Etymology

wesp

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)

  1. wasp
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