English
smithwright
From smith + wright.
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’
Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’
Old English smiþ ‘smith’
Middle English smeth
English smith
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
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Proto-West Germanic *wurhti ‘deed, act’
Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō ‘worker, workman’
Old English wyrhta ‘worker, maker’
Middle English wrighte
English wright
Today it means
noun A blacksmith.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “smithwright”. 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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