Where does “vertailla” come from?

vertailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertailla (Finnish): To compare

Definitions

  1. To compare

Ancestry of “vertailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverratato compare, contrast
2Finnishvertamatch equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions
3Proto-Finnicvertamatch equal or superior in comparison
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vertailla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-