Where does “beatdown” come from?
beatdown (English) comes from English down, from Middle English doune, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
beatdown (English): a severe beating; A prescribed situation, usually...
Definitions
- a severe beating; A prescribed situation, usually...
Ancestry of “beatdown”, step by step
beatdown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English down
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | down | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards;... |
| 2 | Middle English | doune | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 4 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 5 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 6 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English beat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beat | A stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse... |
| 2 | Middle English | beten | To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit |
| 3 | Old English | bēatan | to thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |