Where does “smiðja” come from?

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

smiðja (Old Norse): smithy

Definitions

  1. smithy

Ancestry of “smiðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
2Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smiðja”

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