Where does “Feescht” come from?

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

Feescht (Luxembourgish): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “Feescht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfersna—
2Proto-Germanicfersnōheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fersnō →