Where does “schmét” come from?

schmét (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German smid, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

schmét (Alemannic German): smith

Definitions

  1. smith

Ancestry of “schmét”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmidblacksmith
2Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →