Where does “fersna” come from?

fersna (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fersnu, from Proto-Germanic fersnō, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

fersna (Old Dutch): heel

Definitions

  1. heel

Ancestry of “fersna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fersnu—
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 →
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