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Where does “smiður” come from?

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

smiður (Icelandic): smith; a craftsman who works primarily wood,...

Definitions

  1. smith; a craftsman who works primarily wood,...

Ancestry of “smiður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
2Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smiður”

  • trésmiður
  • járnsmiður
  • hnífasmiður
  • skósmiður
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