Where does “Schmiedekunst” come from?

Schmiedekunst (German) comes from German Schmiede, from Scottish Gaelic smide, from Middle High German smitte, from Old High German smitta, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Schmiedekunst (German): blacksmithing

Definitions

  1. blacksmithing

Ancestry of “Schmiedekunst”, step by step

Schmiedekunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schmiede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmiedeforge, smithy
2Scottish Gaelicsmidegenitive singular of smid
3Middle High Germansmitte—
4Old High Germansmitta—
5Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
6Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ →
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