Proto-Germanic

*smiþaz

‘smith’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, most familiar first.

• smith ← smeth ← smiþ ← *smiþ
• smithy ← smythy ← smiðja ← *smiþjǭ
• smithing ← smethyng ← smythen ← smiþian ← *smiþōną
• izmel ← אִזְמֵל ← σμίλη

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *smiþaz