Where does “גאָלדשמיד” come from?
גאָלדשמיד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שמיד, from Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
גאָלדשמיד (Yiddish): goldsmith
Ancestry of “גאָלדשמיד”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שמיד | smith, blacksmith |
| 2 | Middle High German | smit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | smid | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |