Etymology

downer

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English down ← Middle English doun ← Old English dūne
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downer · noun1

  1. Old Englishof-
  2. Proto-Germanic*dūnaz?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  5. Proto-Celtic*dūnomder.?
  6. Proto-West Germanic*dūnā
  7. Old Englishdūne
  8. Old Englishofdūne
  9. Old Englishadūne
  10. Old Englishdūne
  11. Middle Englishdoun
  12. Englishdown
  13. English todaydowner

From down + -er.

downer · noun2

Perhaps related to tanner (“sixpence”).

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