Where does “smid” come from?

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

smid (Dutch): A smith, who forges metal

Definitions

  1. A smith, who forges metal

Ancestry of “smid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsmitsmith
2Old Dutchsmithsmith
3Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smid”

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