Where does “upholder” come from?

upholder (Middle English) comes from Middle English upholden, 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-.

upholder (Middle English): dealer in small goods

Definitions

  1. dealer in small goods

Ancestry of “upholder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishupholdento repair, uphold
2Middle Englishup-—
3Old Englishūp-up-
4Old Englishūpup, from above
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →
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