Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smiþjǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *smiþaz (“smith”) +‎ *-jǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmiθ.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*smiþjǭ f

a smithy, smith's workplace

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *smiþjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*smiþjǭ	*smiþjōniz
vocative	*smiþjǭ	*smiþjōniz
accusative	*smiþjōnų	*smiþjōnunz
genitive	*smiþjōniz	*smiþjōnǫ̂
dative	*smiþjōni	*smiþjōmaz
instrumental	*smiþjōnē	*smiþjōmiz

Descendants

Old English: smiþþe
- Middle English: smythe
  - English: smithe (obsolete)
Old Frisian: smithe, smitte
Old Dutch: *smiththa
- Middle Dutch: smisse, smitse
  - Dutch: smidse
Old High German: smiththa, smidda, smitta
- German: Schmiede
- Luxembourgish: Schmëdd
Old Norse: smiðja
- Icelandic: smiðja
- Faroese: smiðja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: smia, smie, smidja, smidje, smidju
- Norwegian Bokmål: smie
- Old Swedish: smiþia
  - Swedish: smedja
- Danish: smedje
- → Middle English: smythy
  - English: smithy
  - Scots: smiddy, smiddie

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