Etymology

metalsmith

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Today it means: A craftsman fashioning objects such as tools or works of art out of various metals; one who engages in metalsmithing. Full definition →

English smith ← Middle English smyth ← Old English smiþ
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The story

  1. Latinmetallum
  2. Old Frenchmeta
  3. Middle Englishmetal
  4. Englishmetal
  5. Proto-Germanic*smiþaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*smiþ
  7. Old Englishsmiþ
  8. Middle Englishsmyth
  9. Englishsmith
  10. English todaymetalsmith

From metal + smith.

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