persnā, -snī̆-, -sno-
English meaning heel
German meaning `Ferse'
Grammatical comments
General comments
Derivatives
Material Ai. pā́rṣṇi- f., av. pāšna- n. `Ferse'; gr. πτέρνη f.; lat. perna f. (*pērsnā) `Hinterkeule, Schweineschinken, Schenkel, Bein', pernīs `schnell' (mit der Ferse); got. faírsna, as. fersna, ahd. fersana `Ferse' (*persnā), ags. fiersin f. ds. (*pērsni-); hitt. paršina (leg. paršna) `Oberschenkel, Lende', parš-(a)nāi- `hocken' (auf den Oberschenkeln).
References WP. II 50 f., WH. II 289 f., Pedersen Hitt. 258.
See also
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