Where does “upholden” come from?

upholden (Middle English) comes from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

upholden (Middle English): to repair, uphold

Definitions

  1. to repair, uphold

Ancestry of “upholden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishup-—
2Old Englishūp-up-
3Old Englishūpup, from above
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “upholden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →