Where does “weaponsmithing” come from?
weaponsmithing (English) comes from English smithing, 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 — he, she.
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Ancestry of “weaponsmithing”, step by step
weaponsmithing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smithing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smithing | The work of a smith; the forging of metal |
| 2 | Middle English | smethyng | smithing; metalworking |
| 3 | Middle English | smythen | To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþian | to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English weapon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weapon | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wepen | to weep |
| 3 | Old English | wēpan | weep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wōpijan | to weep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōpijaną | to cry out, to lament |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂b- | to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain |