Where does “Smith” come from?

Smith derives from Middle English smith, Old English smiþ, and Proto-Germanic smiþaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root smēy- with the suffix -eh₂.

Smith (English): (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand)

Definitions

  1. (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand)

Ancestry of “Smith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsmiþAlternative form of smyth
2Middle EnglishsmythA blacksmith; one who works with iron; A...
3Old Englishsmiþsmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-

Words derived from “Smith

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy-
Smith — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer