Where does “downgaze” come from?

downgaze (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.

downgaze (English): The act of looking downward

Definitions

  1. The act of looking downward

Ancestry of “downgaze”, step by step

downgaze 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 gaze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgazeTo stare intently or earnestly; To stare at; A...
2Middle EnglishgasenTo gaze or stare at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →