Where does “ovn” come from?
ovn (Danish) comes from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.
ovn (Danish): oven
Ancestry of “ovn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ofn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uhnaz | oven; furnace |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | aukw- | cooking pot |