Schmid
See also: schmid and schmìd
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
- (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.
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)
- a surname originating as an occupation