Where does “anvilsmith” come from?
anvilsmith (English) comes from English anvil, from Middle English anfilt, from Old English anfilt, from Proto-West Germanic anafalt, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-t-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
anvilsmith (English): A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils
Definitions
- A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils
Ancestry of “anvilsmith”, step by step
anvilsmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anvil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anvil | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing... |
| 2 | Middle English | anfilt | — |
| 3 | Old English | anfilt | anvil |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | anafalt | anvil |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂-t- | shaken, beaten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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- | — |