Where does “schmied” come from?

schmied (German) 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-.

schmied (German): smith

Definitions

  1. smith

Ancestry of “schmied”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schmied”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →
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