Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "craftsman, smith" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturessmiþ(Anglo-Saxon) smith(Old Dutch) smid(Old High German) Given Name DescendantSmith(English) Surname DescendantsSmeets, Smets, Smit, Smits(Dutch) Smith, Smythe(English) De Smet(Flemish) Schmid, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schmitz(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 460.