Where does “beatsmith” come from?
beatsmith (English) comes from English beat, from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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Ancestry of “beatsmith”, step by step
beatsmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beat | A stroke; a blow; A pulsation or throb; A pulse... |
| 2 | Middle English | beten | To beat; to repeatedly strike or hit |
| 3 | Old English | bēatan | to thrash, beat; to beat, pound, strike, lash,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
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- | — |