Where does “smithy” come from?

Smithy comes from Middle English smythy, from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ and smiþaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smithy (English): The location where a smith works, a forge; to...

Definitions

  1. The location where a smith works, a forge; to...

Ancestry of “smithy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmythysmithy
2Old Norsesmiðjasmithy
3Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy-
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