Etymology

tinsmith

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Today it means: A person who makes or repairs things with tin or similar alloys. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishtin
  2. Proto-Germanic*smiþaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*smiþ
  4. Old Englishsmiþ
  5. Middle Englishsmyth
  6. Englishsmith
  7. English todaytinsmith

From tin + smith.

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