Where does “Ferse” come from?

Ferse (German) comes from Old High German fersana, from Proto-Germanic fersnō, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

Ferse (German): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “Ferse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfersana—
2Proto-Germanicfersnōheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “Ferse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fersnō →