Where does “combe” come from?

combe (English) comes from Middle English coumbe, from Old English cumb, from Proto-Germanic kumbaz — bowl, vessel; vat, tub.

combe (English): A valley, often wooded and often with no river; A...

Definitions

  1. A valley, often wooded and often with no river; A...

Ancestry of “combe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcoumbe—
2Old Englishcumba hollow, narrow valley, combe; a measure of...
3Proto-Germanickumbazbowl, vessel; vat, tub

Words derived from “combe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kumbaz →Every word from Old English cumb →Every word from Middle English coumbe →