wesp
See also: Wesp
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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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wesp (plural wespe)
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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 *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).
Cognate with German Wespe, Low German Wösp, English wasp.
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wesp f (plural wespen, diminutive wespje n)
- wasp, used certain members of the order Hymenoptera, especially of the superfamily Vespoidea
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- Afrikaans: wesp
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wesp
- Alternative form of wyspe
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Etymology edit
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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wesp f (plural wespa)