Where does “downdip” come from?

downdip (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.

downdip (English): downward along a dip; downwards along a dip

Definitions

  1. downward along a dip; downwards along a dip

Ancestry of “downdip”, step by step

downdip 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 DIP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDIPAcronym of dual in-line package; Acronym of...
2Middle Englishdippen—
3Old Englishdyppanto dip
4Proto-Germanicdupjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →