Where does “downpouring” come from?

downpouring (English) comes from English downpour, 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.

downpouring (English): present participle of downpour; The act of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of downpour; The act of...

Ancestry of “downpouring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdownpourA heavy rain; To pour down; rain heavily
2EnglishDownusually known as County Down
3Middle Englishdoundown
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →