Where does “coppersmithing” come from?
coppersmithing (English) comes from English smithing, from Middle English smethyng, from Middle English smythen, from Old English smiþian, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþōn, from Proto-Germanic smiþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
coppersmithing (English): The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper
Definitions
- The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper
Ancestry of “coppersmithing”, step by step
coppersmithing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smithing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smithing | The work of a smith; the forging of metal |
| 2 | Middle English | smethyng | smithing; metalworking |
| 3 | Middle English | smythen | To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþian | to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English copper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copper | A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic... |
| 2 | English | cop | To capture or arrest someone |
| 3 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 4 | Old English | cop | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |