Where does “ordsmed” come from?

ordsmed (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ord, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordsmed (Norwegian Bokmål): a wordsmith; one who uses words skillfully

Definitions

  1. a wordsmith; one who uses words skillfully

Ancestry of “ordsmed”, step by step

ordsmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålorda word; word; reputation
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Norwegian Bokmål smed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmedsmith
2Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →