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Where does “goldsmith” come from?

Goldsmith comes from Old English goldsmiþ, from Proto-Germanic gulþasmiþaz, a compound of gulþa- (gold) and smiþaz (smith).

goldsmith (English): A person who makes, repairs or sells things out...

Definitions

  1. A person who makes, repairs or sells things out...

Ancestry of “goldsmith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgoldsmith—
2Old Englishgoldsmiþgoldsmith
3Proto-Germanicgulþasmiþazgoldsmith

Words derived from “goldsmith”

  • Goldsmith
  • Goldsmithian
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