Where does “adounward” come from?

adounward (Middle English) comes from Old English adūnweard, from Old English adūn, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

adounward (Middle English): downward

Definitions

  1. downward

Ancestry of “adounward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishadūnwearddownward
2Old Englishadūndown, downward
3Old Englishofdūneoff the hill; down
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- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →