Where does “anglesmith” come from?
anglesmith (English) comes from English Angle, from Middle English angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
anglesmith (English): A blacksmith who forges and shapes members such as angle irons
Definitions
- A blacksmith who forges and shapes members such as angle irons
Ancestry of “anglesmith”, step by step
anglesmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Angle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Angle | A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by... |
| 2 | Middle English | angle | — |
| 3 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 4 | Old French | Angle | angel biblical being |
| 5 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via English Smith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smith | (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| 2 | Middle English | smiþ | Alternative form of smyth |
| 3 | Middle English | smyth | A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþ | smith |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | craftsman, smith |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |