Etymology

Schmidt

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Today it means: A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation]. Full definition →

German Schmidt
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  1. German · borrowed fromSchmidt“smith”
  2. English todaySchmidt

Borrowed from German Schmidt (“smith”). Doublet of Smid and Smith.

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