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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | smid | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |
Words derived from “smit”