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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”).[1]
Noun
*fersnō f[1]
- heel
Inflection
Declension of *fersnō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*fersnō
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*fersnôz
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| vocative
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*fersnō
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*fersnôz
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| accusative
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*fersnǭ
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*fersnōz
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| genitive
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*fersnōz
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*fersnǫ̂
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| dative
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*fersnōi
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*fersnōmaz
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| instrumental
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*fersnō
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*fersnōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *fersnu
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fersnō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 137