English

jacksmith

From jack + smith.

A compound of jack + smith

Middle Dutch Jan ‘John’

Middle Dutch Janke

Anglo-Norman Jakke

Middle English Jakke

English Jack

English jack

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A smith who makes jacks.

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

Etymograph / jacksmith