The story
- Old English · derived fromeċġ“edge”
- English todayEdgecumbe
From Edgcumbe, from Edgecomb, which is a topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englisheċġ all →
edgeEdgeworthEdgecomb
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.