Descent

"Descent" in German

Abstammung

(lineage or hereditary derivation)

Abstieg

(instance of descending)

Abstieg

(way down)

Abstieg

(sloping passage or incline)

Abstieg

(drop to a lower status or condition)

Herkunft

(lineage or hereditary derivation)

Runterweg

(instance of descending)

Verschlechterung

(drop to a lower status or condition)

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