wesp

Meaning

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

Concepts

wasp

Synonyms

honigbij

metselwesp

orgelpijpwesp

Translations

Wespe

avispa

guêpe

vespa

vespa

vespa

vespa

σφήκα

yaban arısı

vèspa

دبّور

eşekarısı

زُنْبُور

زهردهواڵه

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɛsp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wespe

Inherited from Old Dutch: *wespa

Cognate with German: Wespe

Cognate with Low German: Wösp

Cognate with English: 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.