Where does “downhanging” come from?

downhanging (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.

downhanging (English): Hanging downward

Definitions

  1. Hanging downward

Ancestry of “downhanging”, step by step

downhanging 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 hanging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhangingpresent participle of hang; Suspended;...
2Middle Englishhangynge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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