Where does “grovsmed” come from?

grovsmed (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grov, from Middle Low German grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.

grovsmed (Norwegian Bokmål): a blacksmith

Definitions

  1. a blacksmith

Ancestry of “grovsmed”, step by step

grovsmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrovcoarse, rough; simple past of grave
2Middle Low Germangrof—
3Old Dutchgrof—
4Proto-West Germanic*grob—
5Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—

via Norwegian Bokmål smed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmedsmith
2Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grob →