Where does “smíða” come from?
smíða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic smiþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
smíða (Old Norse): to make, build of metal or wood
Definitions
- to make, build of metal or wood
Ancestry of “smíða”, step by step
smíða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic smiþōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-Germanic smīþaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | smīþaną | — |