Where does “*smiþ” come from?

*smiþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

*smiþ (Proto-West Germanic): craftsman, smith

Definitions

  1. craftsman, smith

Ancestry of “*smiþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*smiþ”

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