Where does “downdraw” come from?

downdraw (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.

downdraw (English): A downdraft; To draw downward or down

Definitions

  1. A downdraft; To draw downward or down

Ancestry of “downdraw”, step by step

downdraw 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 draw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
2Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
3Proto-Oceanicrau—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →