Where does “downslope” come from?
Downslope is a compound of English down, from Old English dūn (hill), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- (to smoke or rise), and English slope.
downslope (English): in a direction down a slope; down a slope; a...
Definitions
- in a direction down a slope; down a slope; a...
Ancestry of “downslope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Down | — |
| 2 | Middle English | doun | down |
| 3 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |