Where does “smyth” come from?

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

smyth (Middle English): A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A...

Definitions

  1. A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A...

Ancestry of “smyth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmiþsmith
2Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smyth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →