Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fersnō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”).

Noun

*fersnō f

1. heel

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *fersnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fersnō	*fersnôz
vocative	*fersnō	*fersnôz
accusative	*fersnǭ	*fersnōz
genitive	*fersnōz	*fersnǫ̂
dative	*fersnōi	*fersnōmaz
instrumental	*fersnō	*fersnōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fersnu
  • Old English: fiersn
  • Old Saxon: fersna
    • Middle Low German: vērsene, vērse
  • Old Dutch: fersna
    • Middle Dutch: versene
      • Dutch: verzen, vaars (dialectal)
  • Old High German: fersana, fersna
    • Middle High German: vërsene, vërsen, vërse
      • Bavarian: Ferschn
      • German: Ferse
      • Luxembourgish: Feescht
      • Vilamovian: faoś
      • ⇒ Cimbrian: vèerzinga, bèerzinga (Mezzaselva)
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna)