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Where does “Schmadd” come from?

Schmadd (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German smit, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Schmadd (Luxembourgish): smith, blacksmith

Definitions

  1. smith, blacksmith

Ancestry of “Schmadd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmit—
2Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →