English

anglesmith

angle + smith

A compound of angle + smith

Latin angulus ‘corner’

Middle French angle

Middle English angle

English angle

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A blacksmith who forges and shapes members such as angle irons.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anglesmith