English
framesmith
From frame + smith.
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘toward, leading to’
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Proto-Germanic *framjaną ‘to further, promote’
Proto-West Germanic *frammjan ‘to promote’
Old English fremman ‘to profit, avail, advance’
Middle English framen ‘to construct’
English frame
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’
Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’
Old English smiþ ‘smith’
Middle English smeth
English smith
Today it means
noun A maker of frames.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / framesmith