smith
English
/smɪθ/
noun
Definitions
- A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
- (by extension) One who makes anything; wright.
- (archaic) An artist.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English smyth inherited from Old English smiþ (smith, worker in metals in wood, carpenter, armorer, handicraftsman, blacksmith) inherited from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (smith, arranger, craftsman) derived from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*smēy-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Smithson English
- Smithsonian English
- Web English
- armor English
- armorsmith English
- armour English
- armoursmith English
- armoursmithing English
- arrow English
- arrowsmith English
- beat English
- beatsmith English
- black English
- blacksmith English
- blade English
- bladesmith English
- bladesmithing English
- boiler English
- boilersmith English
- bright English
- brightsmith English
- bronze English
- bronzesmith English
- bronzesmithing English
- coach English
- coachsmith English
- cock English
- cocksmith English
- copper English
- coppersmith English
- coppersmithing English
- craft English
- fang English
- fangsmith English
- finger English
- fingersmith English
- frame English
- framesmith English
- gem English
- gemsmith English
- gold English
- goldsmith English
- goldsmithery English
- goldsmithing English
- gun English
- gunsmith English
- hammer English
- hammersmith English
- house English
- housesmith English
- iron English
- ironsmith English
- jack English
- jacksmith English
- jaw English
- jawsmith English
- jewel English
- jewelsmith English
- joke English
- jokesmith English
- key English
- keysmith English
- knife English
- knifesmith English
- lock English
- locksmith English
- locksmithery English
- locksmithing English
- master English
- mastersmith English
- metal English
- metalsmith English
- metalsmithing English
- platinum English
- platinumsmith English
- pop English
- popsmith English
- pulp English
- pulpsmith English
- pun English
- punsmith English
- red English
- redsmith English
- rune English
- runesmith English
- shield English
- shieldsmith English
- shoe English
- shoesmith English
- silver English
- silversmith English
- silversmithing English
- smithcraft English
- smithery English
- smitheth English
- smithing English
- smithwork English
- smithwright English
- song English
- songsmith English
- sword English
- swordsmith English
- swordsmithing English
- tinsmithing English
- tool English
- toolsmith English
- toolsmithing English
- tune English
- tunesmith English
- tunesmithery English
- tunesmithing English
- verse English
- versesmith English
- wagon English
- wagonsmith English
- weapon English
- weaponsmith English
- weaponsmithing English
- websmith English
- wheel English
- wheelsmith English
- white English
- whitesmith English
- wire English
- wiresmith English
- word English
- wordsmith English
- wordsmithery English
- work English
- wright English
- zinc English
- zincsmith English
- Goldschmied German
- Hufschmied German
- Ränkeschmied German
- Schmied German
- Schmiedeeisen German
- Schmiedin German
- Waffenschmied German
- schmieden German
- Smeets Dutch, Flemish
- goudsmid Dutch, Flemish
- pantsersmid Dutch, Flemish
- smid Dutch, Flemish
- wapensmid Dutch, Flemish
- zilversmid Dutch, Flemish
- *smēy- Proto-Indo-European
- grovsmed Norwegian Bokmål
- ordsmed Norwegian Bokmål
- smed Norwegian Bokmål
- sølvsmed Norwegian Bokmål
- *smiþaz Proto-Germanic
- låssmed Swedish
- smed Swedish
- grovsmed Norwegian Nynorsk
- rimsmed Norwegian Nynorsk
- smed Norwegian Nynorsk
- sølvsmed Norwegian Nynorsk
- goldsmiþ Old English
- isernsmiþ Old English
- larsmiþ Old English
- smiþ Old English
- smiþian Old English
- wigsmiþ Old English
- goldsmith Middle English
- silver smyth Middle English
- smethyng Middle English
- smyth Middle English
- smythen Middle English
- smiðr Old Norse
- smed Danish
- smit Middle Dutch
- smid Old High German
- smidōn Old High German
- smit Old High German
- smid Afrikaans
- smiden Middle High German
- smit Middle High German
- Houfschmadd Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schmadd Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- schmidden Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *smith Old Dutch
- smith Old Dutch
- smit Middle Low German
- smit Cimbrian
- smitt Cimbrian
- smith Old Saxon
- Schmid Alemannic German
- schmid Alemannic German
- schméd Alemannic German
- schmét Alemannic German
- schmìd Alemannic German
- smiþer Old Swedish
- Smidd Low German
- *smeid-sko Proto-Albanian
- schmi' Mòcheno
- schmidt Bavarian
- schmit Bavarian
- sghmiid Bavarian
- shëmìt Unami
- gun
- Web
- jaw
- key
- gem
- pun
- pop
- red
- beat
- cock
- wire
- iron
- shoe
- tool
- jack
- joke
- lock
- tune
- fang
- work
- pulp
- song
- zinc
- gold
- rune
- word
- blade
- metal
- arrow
- armor
- knife
- black
- frame
- coach
- sword
- jewel
- wheel
- white
- wagon
- craft
- verse
- house
- hammer
- silver
- weapon
- shield
- finger
- wright
- copper
- bronze
- armour
- master
- boiler
- bright
- gunsmith
- jawsmith
- redsmith
- smithing
- smithery
- websmith
- Smithson
- gemsmith
- keysmith
- smitheth
- platinum
- popsmith
- punsmith
- smithwork
- jokesmith
- runesmith
- shoesmith
- jacksmith
- toolsmith
- ironsmith
- tunesmith
- songsmith
- zincsmith
- locksmith
- goldsmith
- wiresmith
- cocksmith
- wordsmith
- pulpsmith
- beatsmith
- fangsmith
- smithcraft
- knifesmith
- housesmith
- framesmith
- versesmith
- swordsmith
- armorsmith
- jewelsmith
- wagonsmith
- bladesmith
- arrowsmith
- coachsmith
- metalsmith
- wheelsmith
- blacksmith
- whitesmith
- coppersmith
- Smithsonian
- hammersmith
- silversmith
- armoursmith
- smithwright
- bronzesmith
- mastersmith
- tinsmithing
- brightsmith
- boilersmith
- fingersmith
- weaponsmith
- shieldsmith
- tunesmithing
- locksmithery
- locksmithing
- goldsmithing
- tunesmithery
- toolsmithing
- wordsmithery
- goldsmithery
- swordsmithing
- metalsmithing
- bladesmithing
- platinumsmith
- silversmithing
- bronzesmithing
- coppersmithing
- armoursmithing
- weaponsmithing