Where does “Goltschmett” come from?

Goltschmett (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Schmett, from Middle Low German smit, from Old Saxon smith, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Goltschmett (Plautdietsch): goldsmith

Definitions

  1. goldsmith

Ancestry of “Goltschmett”, step by step

Goltschmett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Schmett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchmettblacksmith, smith
2Middle Low Germansmit—
3Old Saxonsmithsmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Plautdietsch Golt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschGoltgold
2Middle Low Germangôlt—
3Old Saxongōld—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →