English
Messerschmidt
Messerschmidt comes from German Messerschmidt ‘cutler’, and goes back to Middle High German mezzersmit.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mezzersmit
- Germanc. 1650–presentMesserschmidt‘cutler’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mezzersmit
- Germanc. 1650–presentMesserschmidt‘cutler’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle High German mezzersmit
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German mezzersmit / Messerschmidt