Where does “ovnur” come from?

ovnur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

ovnur (Faroese): oven, stove

Definitions

  1. oven, stove

Ancestry of “ovnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseofn—
2Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Old Norse ofn →