Where does “smitt” come from?

smitt (English) comes from Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smitt (English): Fine clay or ochre made up into balls, used for...

Definitions

  1. Fine clay or ochre made up into balls, used for...

Ancestry of “smitt”, step by step

smitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German smit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmit—
2Old High Germansmidblacksmith
3Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Middle Low German smit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansmit—
2Old Saxonsmithsmith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →
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