English

mastersmith

From master + smith.

A compound of master + smith

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun master blacksmith

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

Etymograph / mastersmith