guespe

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French guespe, wespe, from a conflation of Latin vespa and Old Frankish *wespa, *wapsa (“wasp”), from Proto-Germanic *wapsō (“wasp”).

Noun

guespe f (plural guespes)

1. wasp (insect)

Descendants

• French: guêpe

Old French

Alternative forms

• vespe, wespe, wapce

Etymology

From a conflation of Latin vespa and Frankish *wapsu, *wepsu (“wasp”), from Proto-Germanic *wapsō, *wepsō (“wasp”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wops-éh₂, from *wóps.

Noun

guespe oblique singular, f (oblique plural guespes, nominative singular guespe, nominative plural guespes)

1. wasp (insect)

Descendants

• Middle French: guespe
  • French: guêpe
• Norman: vêpre
• Picard: wêpe
• Walloon: wesse