Schmid

See also: schmid and schmìd

English

Proper noun

Schmid

1. A surname from German.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• schméd, schmét, schmid, schmìd

Etymology

From Old High German smid, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

Noun

Schmid m

1. (Uri) smith

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 73.

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

Noun

Schmid m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) smith

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 31

German

Etymology

Variant of Schmidt (“smith”), common in Switzerland.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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

1. a surname originating as an occupation