Where does “versen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “versen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “versen”

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