Etymology

silversmith

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Today it means: A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery. Full definition →

Middle English silver smyth ← Old English seolforsmiþ ← Proto-Germanic *silubrasmiþaz
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silversmith · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*silubrasmiþaz“silversmith”
  2. Old English · inherited fromseolforsmiþ“silversmith”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsilver smyth
  4. English todaysilversmith

Inherited from Middle English silver smyth, from Old English seolforsmiþ (“silversmith”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrasmiþaz (“silversmith”), equivalent to silver + smith. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Säälwersmid (“silversmith”), West Frisian sulversmid (“silversmith”), Dutch zilversmid (“silversmith”), German Low German Sülversmitt (“silversmith”), German Silberschmied (“silversmith”), Danish sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Bokmål sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Nynorsk sølvsmed (“silversmith”), sylvsmed (“silversmith”), Swedish silversmed (“silversmith”), Icelandic silfursmiður (“silversmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English argentarie (“silversmith”) from Latin (faber) argentārius (“dealer in silver, silversmith”).

Silversmith · proper noun2

From silversmith.

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