English
tinsmithing
From tin + smithing.
Proto-Germanic *tiną ‘tin (metal)’
Proto-West Germanic *tin ‘tin (metal)’
Old English tin
Middle English tin
English tin
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’
Proto-Germanic *smiþōną ‘to forge, fashion’
Old English smiþian ‘to forge: to make skillfully, especially of…’
Middle English smythen ‘to smith metal’
Middle English smethyng
English smithing
Today it means
noun The trade of a tinsmith; making or repairing things of tin or similar alloys.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tinsmithing”. 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.
Etymograph / tinsmithing