Etymograph

English

forgeman

From forge + -man.

A compound of forge + -man

Latin faber ‘workman in hard materials, smith’

Latin fabrica ‘workshop’

Old French forge ‘forge (workshop)’

Middle English forge ‘forge (workshop)’

English forge

Today it means

noun A person who works at a forge; a blacksmith on a large scale.

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

Etymograph / forgeman