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Where does “*smiþ” come from?
*smiþ (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
Ancestry of “*smiþ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
smiþaz
craftsman, smith
2
Proto-Indo-European
smēy-
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Words derived from “*smiþ”
smith
smid
smit
smit
smit
schmét
שמיד
Schmied
Schmitt
Schmid
smitt
schmied
Schmett
גאָלדשמיד
שמידהאַמער
Waffenschmied
Schmiedin
Blechschmied
Goldschmied
Hufschmied
Kupferschmied
Silberschmied
Goltschmett
Grobschmied
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →