Where does “gagsmith” come from?

gagsmith (English) comes from English Smith, from Middle English smiþ, from Middle English smyth, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

gagsmith (English): A comedy writer

Definitions

  1. A comedy writer

Ancestry of “gagsmith”, step by step

gagsmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Smith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSmith(the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand)
2Middle EnglishsmiþAlternative form of smyth
3Middle EnglishsmythA blacksmith; one who works with iron; A...
4Old Englishsmiþsmith
5Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-

via English gag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
2Middle Englishgaggen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ