tsuwm mutters: CK carps: Yes, but why is the "w" silent? Those of us not steeped in the history of "w" in Welsh are
awaiting this with bated (and baited) breath ...

see 'sourd', one of the many variant spellings; 'w' still is a vowel, with approximately the value of 'u', in the Welsh tongue.

Quite seriously, is there a relationship then between the Welsh cwm and the southern English coomb? The pronunciation can't be that different, and they appear to represent the same type of geographical feature.


The idiot also known as Capfka ...