Where does “ovnstege” come from?

ovnstege (Danish) comes from Danish stege, from Old Danish stekæ, from Old Norse steikja, from Proto-Germanic staiko-, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

ovnstege (Danish): to roast in an oven

Definitions

  1. to roast in an oven

Ancestry of “ovnstege”, step by step

ovnstege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstegeto roast; to braise; to fry
2Old Danishstekæ—
3Old Norsesteikjato roast; to fry, roast
4Proto-Germanicstaiko-—
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Danish ovn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishovnoven
2Old Norseofn—
3Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
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