smyth
Middle English
/smiθ/
noun
Definitions
- A blacksmith; one who works with iron.
- A metalworker or smith; one who works with any kind of metal.
- A craftsperson; one who works, makes, or creates.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English smiþ (smith, worker in metals in wood, carpenter, armorer, handicraftsman, blacksmith) inherited from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (smith, arranger, craftsman).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smiþaz
Gloss
smith, arranger, craftsman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Smithson English
- armorsmith English
- armoursmith English
- arrowsmith English
- beatsmith English
- blacksmith English
- bladesmith English
- boilersmith English
- brightsmith English
- bronzesmith English
- coachsmith English
- cocksmith English
- coppersmith English
- fangsmith English
- fingersmith English
- framesmith English
- gemsmith English
- goldsmith English
- gunsmith English
- hammersmith English
- housesmith English
- ironsmith English
- jacksmith English
- jawsmith English
- jewelsmith English
- jokesmith English
- keysmith English
- knifesmith English
- locksmith English
- mastersmith English
- metalsmith English
- platinumsmith English
- popsmith English
- pulpsmith English
- punsmith English
- redsmith English
- runesmith English
- shieldsmith English
- shoesmith English
- silversmith English
- smith English
- smithcraft English
- smithery English
- smitheth English
- smithing English
- smithwork English
- smithwright English
- songsmith English
- swordsmith English
- toolsmith English
- tunesmith English
- versesmith English
- wagonsmith English
- weaponsmith English
- websmith English
- wheelsmith English
- whitesmith English
- wiresmith English
- wordsmith English
- zincsmith English
- *smēy- Proto-Indo-European
- *smiþaz Proto-Germanic
- goldsmiþ Old English
- isernsmiþ Old English
- larsmiþ Old English
- smiþ Old English
- smiþian Old English
- wigsmiþ Old English
- smethyng Middle English
- smythen Middle English
- smiðr Old Norse
- smid Old High German
- smit Old High German
- *smith Old Dutch
- smith Old Dutch
- smith Old Saxon