Where does “уде́рживать” come from?

уде́рживать (Russian) comes from Russian удержа́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

уде́рживать (Russian): to retain, to hold, to withhold

Definitions

  1. to retain, to hold, to withhold

Ancestry of “уде́рживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianудержа́тьto retain, to hold, to withhold
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “уде́рживать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian удержа́ть →