suster

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. to support (to keep from falling)
2. to sustain (to provide for or nourish something)
3. to detain (to keep (someone) from proceeding)
4. to contain; to enclose

Hevwate

segurar

ter

Werger

sostenir

sostener

sustain

ernähren

halten

stützen

unterstützen

abstützen

κρατάω

hold

maintenir

tenir

tenere

tené

tenere

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/susˈte(ʁ)/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji latînî mîras hatiye girtin: sustineō

In summary

Altered from Old Galician-Portuguese sostẽer, from Latin sustinēre (“to sustain”).