Where does “pastedown” come from?
pastedown (English) comes from English down, from Middle English doune, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
pastedown (English): The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a...
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- The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a...
Ancestry of “pastedown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | down | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards;... |
| 2 | Middle English | doune | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 4 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 5 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 6 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |