English

keysmith

From key + smith.

A compound of key + smith

Proto-West Germanic *kaiju

Old English cǣġ ‘key’

Middle English keye ‘a key’

English key

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A person who cuts keys.

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

Etymograph / keysmith