Where does “ovenbird” come from?
ovenbird (English) comes from English oven, from Middle English oven, from Old English ofn, from Proto-West Germanic ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.
ovenbird (English): Any of several birds
Ancestry of “ovenbird”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | oven | A chamber used for baking or heating |
| 2 | Middle English | oven | — |
| 3 | Old English | ofn | oven, stove; furnace |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ofn | oven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uhnaz | oven; furnace |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aukw- | cooking pot |