South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
Away from the city (regardless of direction).
At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
From Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from ofdūne. For the development from directional phrases to prepositions, cf. Middle Low German dāle ("(in/to the) valley"), i.e. "down(wards)".
From Middle English doune, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz, *dūnǭ, probably borrowed from Proto-Celtic *dūnom ("hill; hillfort") (compare Welsh din ("hill"), Irish dún ("hill, fort")), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ("to finish, come full circle"). Cognate with West Frisian dún ("dune, sandhill"), Dutch duin ("dune, sandhill"), German Düne ("dune"). More at town; akin to dune.
From Middle English doun, from Old Norse dúnn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz ("down"), which is related to *dauniz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰowh₂-nis, from the root *dʰewh₂-.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Duune ("fluff, down"), German Daune ("down") and Danish dun ("down").
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