English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Goldschmidt.

Proper noun

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Goldschmidt

  1. A surname from German.

German

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Goldschmidts in Germany

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German goltsmit. By surface analysis Gold (gold) +‎ Schmidt (smith).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔltˌʃmɪt]
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  • Hyphenation: Gold‧schmidt

Proper noun

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Goldschmidt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Goldschmidts or (with an article) Goldschmidt, feminine genitive Goldschmidt, plural Goldschmidts)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation
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Further reading

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  • goltsmit in Findebuch zum mittelhochdeutschen Wortschatz, woerterbuchnetz.de