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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*smiþ—
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smyth”

  • Smith
  • Smithsonian
  • blacksmith
  • Smyth
  • smith
  • Smythe
  • Smithson
  • locksmith
  • gunsmith
  • Smithy
  • blacksmithing
  • tinsmith
  • Smithian
  • wordsmith
  • coppersmith
  • smithery
  • metalsmith
  • swordsmith
  • ironsmith
  • tunesmith
  • whitesmith
  • locksmithing
  • smithcraft
  • songsmith
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