Where does “kalkoven” come from?

kalkoven (Dutch) comes from Dutch Oven, from Middle Dutch ōven, from Old Dutch ovan, from Proto-Germanic ufnaz, from Proto-Germanic uhwnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

kalkoven (Dutch): lime kiln

Definitions

  1. lime kiln

Ancestry of “kalkoven”, step by step

kalkoven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Oven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOvenFornax
2Middle Dutchōven—
3Old Dutchovan—
4Proto-Germanicufnaz—
5Proto-Germanicuhwnaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Dutch kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkalklime
2Middle Dutchcalc—
3Old Dutchkalk—
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →