Where does “smide” come from?

smide (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle High German smitte, from Old High German smitta, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smide (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of smid

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of smid

Ancestry of “smide”, step by step

smide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German smitte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmitte—
2Old High Germansmitta—
3Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Old Norse smíta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmíta—
2Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Words derived from “smide”

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