English

forgemaster

From forge + master.

A compound of forge + master

Latin faber ‘workman in hard materials, smith’

Latin fabrica ‘workshop’

Old French forge ‘forge (workshop)’

Middle English forge ‘forge (workshop)’

English forge

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Today it means

noun A craftsman skilled in forging iron or other metals.

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

Etymograph / forgemaster