Where does “smid” come from?

smid (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch smid, from Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch smith, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smid (Afrikaans): A smith

Definitions

  1. A smith

Ancestry of “smid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsmidA smith, who forges metal
2Middle Dutchsmitsmith
3Old Dutchsmithsmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →