English
laughsmith
From laugh + smith.
Proto-Indo-European *klek- ‘to laugh, cackle’
Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną ‘to laugh’
Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan ‘to laugh’
Old English hliehhan ‘to laugh’
Middle English laughen
English laugh
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’
Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’
Old English smiþ ‘smith’
Middle English smeth
English smith
Today it means
noun One who creates laughs; a comic or comedian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / laughsmith