Where does “smed” come from?

smed (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smed (Norwegian Bokmål): smith

Definitions

  1. smith

Ancestry of “smed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
2Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Old Norse smiðr →