English
goldsmithing
From gold + smithing.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
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Proto-Germanic *gulþą ‘gold’
Proto-West Germanic *golþ
Old English gold ‘gold’
Middle English gold ‘gold’
English gold
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’
Proto-Germanic *smiþōną ‘to forge, fashion’
Old English smiþian ‘to forge: to make skillfully, especially of…’
Middle English smythen ‘to smith metal’
Middle English smethyng
English smithing
Today it means
noun The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goldsmithing