Etymograph

English

spellsmith

From spell + smith.

A compound of spell + smith

Proto-Germanic *spellą ‘speech’

Proto-West Germanic *spell

Old English spell ‘news’

Middle English spell

English spell

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun A creator of magic spells.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “spellsmith”. 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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