Proto-Germanic *wapsō

→ English wasp (inherited)

→ German Wespe (derived)

→ Middle English wasp (inherited)

→ French guêpe (derived)

→ Middle French guespe (derived)

→ Old French guespe (derived)

→ West Frisian waps (inherited)

→ Alemannic German Wespi (inherited)

→ Ido vespo (derived)

→ Walloon wesse (derived)