Goldschmidt
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Goldschmidt.
Proper noun
Goldschmidt
- A surname from German.
Alternative forms
- Goldschmid, Goldschmied, Goldschmitt, Goldschmitz (less common)
Etymology
From Middle High German goltsmit. By surface analysis Gold (“gold”) + Schmidt (“smith”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Goldschmidt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Goldschmidts or (with an article) Goldschmidt, feminine genitive Goldschmidt, plural Goldschmidts)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Related terms
- Messerschmidt, Kleinschmidt, Nagelschmidt, Waffenschmidt
Further reading
- goltsmit in Findebuch zum mittelhochdeutschen Wortschatz, woerterbuchnetz.de
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