combe
A valley, often wooded and often with no riverA valley, often wooded and often with no river
Meaning
2 sensesA valley, often wooded and often with no river
A cirque.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From earlier coom(e), coomb(e), from Middle English *coumbe, *cumbe, *combe, from Old EnglFrom earlier coom(e), coomb(e), from Middle English *coumbe, *cumbe, *combe, from Old English cumb, comb (“a low place enclosed with hills, dale, valley”), of obscure origin. Likely an adaptation of Old English cumb (“cup, basin; a liquid measure”) compare Dutch kom (“bowl, basin”), German Kumpf (“vessel, container”), but could also possibly be from, or influenced by, Celtic or Anglo-Norman/French; it is currently unclear, and may additionally be an example of a Wanderwort.
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