English

fingersmith

From finger + smith.

Proto-Germanic *fingraz ‘finger’

Proto-West Germanic *fingr

Old English finger

Middle English fynger ‘a finger’

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun pickpocket

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

Etymograph / fingersmith