Down

Morpheme

Down

Type

free base

Denotation

not up, conclusion, opposite side

Etymology

Middle English doun, doune; Old English dūne, from adūne, from ofdūne, from of + dūne, from dūn

Evidence

adown, breakdown, down, downed, downer, downfall, downing, downmost, downs, downstairs, downstate

Notes

possibly related to dune

See Also

Down, Dun(e)

Homographs

Down, Down