wesp

See also: 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”).

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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 *wóbʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛsp/

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• Hyphenation: wesp
• Rhymes: -ɛsp

Noun

wesp f (plural wespen, diminutive wespje n)

1. wasp (various insects of the order Hymenoptera, especially of the superfamily Vespoidea)

Derived terms

• galwesp
• mierwesp
• papierwesp
• roofwesp
• wespennest
• wespenorchis
• wespensteek
• wespentaille
• wespspin

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

1. 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

1. (Föhr-Amrum) wasp

Vilamovian

Etymology

wesp

From Middle High German wefse, webse, wespe, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu. Cognate with German Wespe.

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Noun

wesp f (plural wespa)

1. wasp