Where does “smythen” come from?
smythen (Middle English) comes from Old English smiþian, 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.
smythen (Middle English): To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To...
Definitions
- To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To...
Ancestry of “smythen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | smiþian | to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal |
| 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 |