English

ironsmith

From iron + smith.

A compound of iron + smith

Proto-Celtic *īsarnom

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Proto-West Germanic *īsarn

Old English īsern ‘the metal iron’

Old English īren

Middle English iren ‘iron’

English iron

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A blacksmith (who makes articles from iron)

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

Etymograph / ironsmith