Descend

"Descend" in German

abstammen

(of a characteristic: to be transmitted from a parent to a child)

absteigen

(to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)

herabsteigen

(to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)

herunterkommen

(to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)

hinuntergehen

(to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something))

niedergehen

(to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position)

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