Where does “oven” come from?

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

oven (Dutch): oven, furnace

Definitions

  1. oven, furnace

Ancestry of “oven”, step by step

oven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch ōven

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

via Middle Dutch oven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoven—
2Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhwnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ufnaz →