wesp

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

honigbij

metselwesp

orgelpijpwesp

Vertalings

wasp

Wespe

guêpe

avispa

vespa

vespa

vespa

vespa

σφήκα

yaban arısı

vèspa

eşekarısı

دبّور

زهردهواڵه

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʋɛsp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: wespe

Geërf van Old Dutch: *wespa

Verwante met Duits: Wespe

Verwante met Nederduits: Wösp

Verwante met Engels: wasp

In summary

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.