Where does “downarg” come from?

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

downarg (English): To gainsay or contradict in an overbearing,...

Definitions

  1. To gainsay or contradict in an overbearing,...

Ancestry of “downarg”, step by step

downarg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDownusually known as County Down
2Middle Englishdoundown
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English argue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishargueTo show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply
2Middle Englisharguen—
3Old Frencharguer—
4Latinarguerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinarguoI show, prove, assert, declare, make clear; I...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →