Where does “Downs” come from?

Downs (English) comes from Middle English doun, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Downs (English): The South Downs

Definitions

  1. The South Downs

Ancestry of “Downs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdoundown
2Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
3Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Downs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →