CurlyParakeet on Nostr: TIL* that the French word combe comes from the Gaulish word cumba. In old English ...
TIL* that the French word combe comes from the Gaulish word cumba.
In old English there was cumb which potentially came from the Welsh cwm, which later became the English combe.
Both the French and English combe have that same meaning (valley), and spelling. They also share a root in Porto-indo-European kumb.
*this might not be 100% as it came from multiple sources on the interwebs
In old English there was cumb which potentially came from the Welsh cwm, which later became the English combe.
Both the French and English combe have that same meaning (valley), and spelling. They also share a root in Porto-indo-European kumb.
*this might not be 100% as it came from multiple sources on the interwebs