Where does “smiður” come from?

smiður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smiður (Faroese): smith, blacksmith; craftsman, manufacturer

Definitions

  1. smith, blacksmith; craftsman, manufacturer

Ancestry of “smiður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
2Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smiður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Old Norse smiðr →