Where does “downslur” come from?

downslur (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.

downslur (English): A slur in which the pitch of the note descends

Definitions

  1. A slur in which the pitch of the note descends

Ancestry of “downslur”, step by step

downslur 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 slur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslurAn insult or slight; A set of notes that are...
2Middle Englishsloorthin or fluid mud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →