Where does “yritellä” come from?

yritellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

yritellä (Finnish): to try or attempt repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to try or attempt repeatedly

Ancestry of “yritellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
2Old Norseyrkjato work
3Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “yritellä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną →Every word from Old Norse yrkja →