Where does “smiðja” come from?

smiðja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smiðja (Icelandic): smithy

Definitions

  1. smithy

Ancestry of “smiðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðjasmithy
2Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smiðja”

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