# smithy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsmɪði/ · frequency rank #50,238

## Definitions
1. The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.

## Etymology
From Middle English smythy, from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ. Cognate with Old English smiþþe (whence the obsolete modern doublet smithe, smythe (“the workshop of a smith, forge”)). See the Proto-Germanic entry for further cognates.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/smithy