Etymograph

English

shieldsmith

From shield + smith.

Formed from shield + smith

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘cut, split’

Proto-Germanic *skelduz

Proto-West Germanic *skeldu

Old English scield

Middle English scheld ‘a shield’

English shield

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A maker or worker of shields.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shieldsmith”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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