Where does “downgyved” come from?

downgyved (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.

downgyved (English): Alternative form of down-gyved

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of down-gyved

Ancestry of “downgyved”, step by step

downgyved 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 gyve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgyveA shackle or fetter, especially for the leg; To...
2Middle Englishgivesuggest, given
3Old Englishġiefugift
4Proto-West Germanicgebugift
5Proto-Germanicgebōgift; name of the G-rune
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →