[tied] Re: Grimm's Law is about to expire (Collinge 1985, p. 267, T

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

> At 4:49:34 AM on Thursday, March 15, 2007, Richard
> Wordingham wrote:

> > Skt _budHna_, Greek _putHme:n_, English _bottom_ (OE
> > _boþm_ is more representative of Germanic - I'm not sure
> > of the relevance of the surname _Botham_), Latin _fundus_.
>
> <Botham> is locative in origin, from place-names derived
> from OE <boþm>.

I wasn't sure what to make of Michael Parkinson's remark that 'Botham'
was pronounced 'Bottom' in Yorkshire, where both he and Ian Botham
famously come from.

Richard.