Where does “smithing” come from?
smithing (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
smithing (English): The work of a smith; the forging of metal
Definitions
- The work of a smith; the forging of metal
Ancestry of “smithing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | smethyng | smithing; metalworking |
| 2 | Middle English | smythen | To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To... |
| 3 | Old English | smiþian | to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |