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“smith”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Celtic, has 2.

Celtic


Real world

Gobanno initial · gobannos final

  • Gobannotegos

    Gobanno smith + tegos house

    smith house

  • Gobannonouios

    Gobanno smith + nouios new

    smith new

  • Gobannoollos

    Gobanno smith + ollos utmost

    smith utmost

  • Carnogobannos

    Carno horn + gobannos smith

    horn smith

  • Tritogobannos

    Trito third + gobannos smith

    third smith

  • Morigobannos

    Mori sea + gobannos smith

    sea smith

Irish


Real world

gow final · Gov initial

  • Beggow

    Beg small + gow smith

    small smith

  • Duffgow

    Duff black + gow smith

    black smith

  • Kengow

    Ken chief + gow smith

    chief smith

  • Govkeen

    Gov smith + keen smooth

    smith smooth

  • Govaird

    Gov smith + aird height

    smith height

  • Govgal

    Gov smith + gal valour

    smith valour

Barbarian


Tabletop

smid final

  • Rethsmid

    Reth ran + smid smith

    ran the smith

  • Ristsmid

    Rist carved + smid smith

    carved the smith

  • Pellsmid

    Pell stripped + smid smith

    stripped the smith

Dwarf


Fantasy races

nir final

  • Dunnir

    Dun hill + nir smith

    hill smith

  • Kelnir

    Kel forge + nir smith

    forge smith

  • Kragnir

    Krag crag + nir smith

    crag smith

French


Real world

fèvre final

  • Lefèvre

    Le the + fèvre smith

    the smith

  • Beaufèvre

    Beau fair + fèvre smith

    fair smith

  • Valfèvre

    Val valley + fèvre smith

    valley smith

German


Real world

schmidt final

  • Weisschmidt

    Weiss white + schmidt smith

    white smith

  • Winterschmidt

    Winter cold season + schmidt smith

    cold season smith

  • Sonnenschmidt

    Sonnen sun + schmidt smith

    sun smith

Lich


Creatures

faber final

  • Atramentofaber

    Atramento ink + faber smith

    ink smith

  • Rigidofaber

    Rigido stiff + faber smith

    stiff smith

  • Cinereofaber

    Cinereo ashen + faber smith

    ashen smith

Scottish


Real world

Gow initial

  • Gowwood

    Gow smith + wood forest

    smith forest

  • Gowbost

    Gow smith + bost farmstead

    smith farmstead

  • Gowaird

    Gow smith + aird height

    smith height

Vampire


Creatures

kova final

  • Vukakova

    Vuka wolf + kova smith

    wolf-smith

  • Lunakova

    Luna moon + kova smith

    moon-smith

  • Svetlakova

    Svetla radiant + kova smith

    radiant-smith

Welsh


Real world

Gof initial

  • Gofwalch

    Gof smith + walch falcon

    smith falcon

  • Gofallt

    Gof smith + allt hillside

    smith hillside

  • Gofgarth

    Gof smith + garth ridge

    smith ridge

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “smith”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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