Where does “smidda” come from?

smidda (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Ancestry of “smidda”, step by step

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