Where does “smythy” come from?

smythy (Middle English) comes from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smythy (Middle English): smithy

Definitions

  1. smithy

Ancestry of “smythy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðjasmithy
2Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smythy”

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