Where does “smit” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsmithsmith
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 smiþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ