persnā, -snī̆-, -sno-

    persnā, -snī̆-, -sno-

    English meaning: heel

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Ferse”

    Material: O.Ind. pǘ rṣ ṇ i- f., Av. püšna- n. “calcaneus “; Gk. πτέρνη f.; Lat. perna f. (*pērsnü) “Hinterkeule, Schweineschinken, Schenkel, leg”, pernīs “quick, fast” (with the calcaneus); Goth. faírsna, O.S. fersna, O.H.G. fersana “calcaneus “ (*persnü ), O.E. fiersin f. ds. (*pērsni-); Hitt. paršina (leg. paršna) “thigh, Lende”, parš-(a)nüi- “hocken” (auf den Oberschenkeln).

    References: WP. II 50 f., WH. II 289 f., Pedersen Hitt. 258.