Where does “Aufrechterhaltung” come from?

Aufrechterhaltung (German) comes from German aufrechterhalten, from German erhalten, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Aufrechterhaltung (German): maintaining, maintenance, preservation

Definitions

  1. maintaining, maintenance, preservation

Ancestry of “Aufrechterhaltung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufrechterhaltento maintain, preserve, uphold, sustain
2Germanerhaltento receive; to receive, to win; to maintain, to...
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-