Where does “Öfchen” come from?

Öfchen (German) comes from German ofen, from Middle High German oven, from Old High German ofan, from Proto-West Germanic ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

Öfchen (German): Diminutive of Ofen

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Ofen

Ancestry of “Öfchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanofenstove
2Middle High Germanovenoven
3Old High Germanofanoven
4Proto-West Germanicofnoven
5Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ofn →