Bavarian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

Ferschn f (plural Ferschn, diminutive Ferscherl)

  1. (anatomy) heel