Etymograph

English

smithing

Smithing comes from Middle English smythen ‘to smith metal’, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną ‘to forge, fashion’, and ultimately from *smiþaz ‘smith’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*smiþaz‘smith’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*smiþōną‘to forge, fashion’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150smiþian‘to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500smythen‘to smith metal’
  5. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500smethyng
  6. Englishtodaysmithing

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*smiþaz‘smith’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*smiþōną‘to forge, fashion’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150smiþian‘to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500smythen‘to smith metal’
  5. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500smethyng
  6. Englishtodaysmithing

Formed from smith + -ing

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz

Today it means

noun The work of a smith; the forging of metal.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *smiþaz / smithing

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