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Where does “Schmiedin” come from?

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

Schmiedin (German): female smith; female blacksmith

Definitions

  1. female smith; female blacksmith

Ancestry of “Schmiedin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmied—
2Middle High Germansmit—
3Old High Germansmid—
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþ—
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →