Where does “trickledown” come from?

trickledown (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.

trickledown (English): Alternative spelling of trickle-down

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of trickle-down

Ancestry of “trickledown”, step by step

trickledown 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 trickle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrickleA very thin river; A very thin flow; the act of...
2EnglishstrickleA rod used to level grain etc. when being...
3Middle Englishstrikile—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →