Where does “låssmed” come from?

låssmed (Swedish) comes from Swedish smed, from Old Swedish smiþer, from Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

låssmed (Swedish): a locksmith, a craftsman who manufactures and...

Definitions

  1. a locksmith, a craftsman who manufactures and...

Ancestry of “låssmed”, step by step

låssmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish smed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmedsmith
2Old Swedishsmiþer—
3Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Swedish lås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlåsa lock
2Old Norselásslock
3Hungarianlátto see
4Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
5Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Old Norse smiðr →