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

Definitions

  1. goldsmith

Ancestry of “גאָלדשמיד”, step by step

גאָלדשמיד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שמיד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמידsmith, blacksmith
2Middle High Germansmit—
3Old High Germansmidblacksmith
4Proto-West Germanic*smiþcraftsman, smith
5Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via Yiddish גאָלד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָלדgold; darling
2Middle High Germangold—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ →
גאָלדשמיד — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer