English

gagsmith

From gag + smith.

A compound of gag + smith

Middle English gaggen

English gag

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A comedy writer.

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