Where does “smit” come from?

smit (Middle High German) comes from Old High German smid, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Ancestry of “smit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smit”

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