Read the dictionary definition of descend. All definitions for this word.
1. come as if by falling
1. Night fell
2. Silence fell
2. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
1. The temperature is going down
2. The barometer is falling
3. The curtain fell on the diva
4. Her hand went up and then fell again
3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
4. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
1. She was descended from an old Italian noble family
2. he comes from humble origins
