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
- to try or attempt repeatedly
Ancestry of “yritellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | yrittää | to try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor |
| 2 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |