Where does “ordsmed” come from?

ordsmed (Swedish) comes from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordsmed (Swedish): a wordsmith

Definitions

  1. a wordsmith

Ancestry of “ordsmed”, step by step

ordsmed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Swedish smed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmedsmith
2Old Swedishsmiþer—
3Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
4Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →