Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fersnō

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (heel).[1]

Noun

*fersnō f[1]

  1. heel

Inflection

Declension of *fersnō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fersnō *fersnôz
vocative *fersnō *fersnôz
accusative *fersnǭ *fersnōz
genitive *fersnōz *fersnǫ̂
dative *fersnōi *fersnōmaz
instrumental *fersnō *fersnōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. 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