Where does “smit” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →
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