Wespe

Etymology
From, , , from. The forms with -sp- come from, from (10th century, alongside older ), spreading to Middle High German in the 12th century.

Some Upper German dialects retain the original consonantism to this day, e.g. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, ,. The spread of -sp- was reinforced, if not triggered, by. Popular association with the verb from  is also likely; compare 🇨🇬. Both the High German and the Low German forms go back to, a variant of.

Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. These are often traced back to, from , pertaining to. There are some formal problems to this particular reconstruction, however, most importantly the fact that is an anomalous form lacking the expected effect of.

Noun

 * 1) wasp insect