Where does “wapensmid” come from?

wapensmid (Dutch) 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-.

wapensmid (Dutch): weaponsmith

Definitions

  1. weaponsmith

Ancestry of “wapensmid”, step by step

wapensmid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch smid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsmidA smith, who forges metal
2Middle Dutchsmitsmith
3Old Dutchsmithsmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-

via Dutch wapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwapenweapon; coat of arms; branch or division of the...
2Middle Dutchwâpen
3Old Dutchwāpan
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy-
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