Where does “smēden” come from?
smēden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch smithon, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþōn, from Proto-Germanic smiþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
smēden (Middle Dutch): To forge
Definitions
- To forge
Ancestry of “smēden”, step by step
smēden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch smithon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | smithon | to smith, to forge |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |