Where does “smidja” come from?

smidja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Ancestry of “smidja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðjasmithy
2Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ →