Ferschn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German versen, versene, verse, from Old High German fersana, fersna, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂. Cognates include German Ferse, Dutch verzen, vaars, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe̞ɐ̯ʃn̩/

Noun

Ferschn f (plural Ferschn, diminutive Ferscherl)

  1. (anatomy) heel
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