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Where does “underwithhold” come from?

underwithhold (English) comes from English withhold, from English hold, from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz — to cover; to incline.

underwithhold (English): To withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an...

Definitions

  1. To withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an...

Ancestry of “underwithhold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwithholdTo keep to oneself rather than giving it back to...
2EnglishholdTo grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To...
3EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
4Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
5Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
6Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
7Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
8Proto-Germanichulazhollow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →