Where does “downmix” come from?

downmix (English) comes from English mix, from Middle English mixen, from Old English miscian, from Proto-West Germanic miskēn, from Proto-Germanic miskijaną, from Proto-Germanic mihsk-, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

downmix (English): To mix to produce a lower number of channels;...

Definitions

  1. To mix to produce a lower number of channels;...

Ancestry of “downmix”, step by step

downmix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmixTo stir together; To combine; To form by...
2Middle Englishmixen
3Old Englishmiscianto mix
4Proto-West Germanicmiskēn
5Proto-Germanicmiskijanąto mix, combine
6Proto-Germanicmihsk-urine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-sḱé-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-sḱé-