wesp

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

vespa

ape

🐝

ape europea

sinonimi

honigbij

metselwesp

orgelpijpwesp

Traduzioni

wasp

Wespe

guêpe

avispa

vespa

vespa

vespa

σφήκα

yaban arısı

vèspa

دبّور

eşekarısı

زُنْبُور

زهردهواڵه

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʋɛsp/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da olandese medio: wespe

Ereditato da Old Dutch: *wespa

Affine tedesco: Wespe

Affine basso tedesco: Wösp

Affine inglese: 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.