Uphold
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From Middle English upholden, equivalent to up- + hold. Compare Dutch ophouden(“to stop, cease, hold up”), German aufhalten(“to stop, halt, detain”). Compare also Middle Low German upholt, Old Norse upphald(“uphold, support”).
etymonline
uphold (v.)
c. 1200, "support, sustain," from up (adv.) + hold (v.). Similar formation in Old Frisian upholda, Middle Dutch ophouden, German aufhalten. Meaning "maintain in good condition or repair" is from 1570s. Related: Upheld; upholding.
