Where does “smith” come from?

smith (Middle English) comes from Middle English smyth, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smith (Middle English): Alternative form of smyth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of smyth

Ancestry of “smith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsmythA blacksmith; one who works with iron; A...
2Old Englishsmiþsmith
3Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →