Etymology

smithy

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Today it means: The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge. Full definition →

Middle English smythy ← Old Norse smiðja ← Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ
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smithy · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*smiþjǭ
  2. Old Norse · derived fromsmiðja
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsmythy
  4. English todaysmithy

From Middle English smythy, from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ. Cognate with Old English smiþþe (whence the obsolete modern doublet smithe, smythe (“the workshop of a smith, forge”)). See the Proto-Germanic entry for further cognates. Partially displaced by English forge.

Smithy · proper noun2

From Smith + -y.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishsmythy all →

Smithey

Old Norsesmiðja all →

Smithey

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