Where does “udržovat” come from?

udržovat (Czech) comes from Czech udržet, from Czech držet, from Old Czech držěti, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

udržovat (Czech): to maintain

Definitions

  1. to maintain

Ancestry of “udržovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechudržetto hold and not lose; to keep, to maintain
2Czechdržetto hold
3Old Czechdržětito hold
4Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “udržovat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →Every word from Old Czech držěti →