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silversmith

The origin and history of silversmith.

Etymology

Silversmith comes down from Middle English silver smyth, itself from Old English seolforsmiþ, joining silver with smith. It has close relatives in other Germanic languages, including Dutch zilversmid, German Silberschmied and Swedish silversmed, all built from the same two elements.

Origin: English

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