Where does “shëmìt” come from?

shëmìt (Unami) comes from Dutch smid, from Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch smith, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

shëmìt (Unami): blacksmith

Definitions

  1. blacksmith

Ancestry of “shëmìt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsmidA smith, who forges metal
2Middle Dutchsmitsmith
3Old Dutchsmithsmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy-