LL-L "Etymology" 2007.06.23 (03) [E]

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From: "heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk" <heatherrendall at tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2007.06.22 (02) [E/LS/German]

Ron/Reinard wrote:
According to Wikipedia, the following are Saxon elements in English place
names:

Coombe – a valley

???????????

" cumb / coombe has been generally regarded as one of a handful of OE words
which are adaptations of Primitive Welsh" viz cwm

from Margaret Gelling "The Landscape of Place Names"

Or has this been superseded by new evidence?
Heather
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