Where does “*smiþ” come from?

*smiþ (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Ancestry of “*smiþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “*smiþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →