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Where does “Ofen” come from?

Ofen (German) comes from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

Ofen (German): oven; stove; furnace

Definitions

  1. oven; stove; furnace

Ancestry of “Ofen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

Words derived from “Ofen”

  • ofenfrisch
  • Reduktionsofen
  • Schmelzofen
  • Brennofen
  • Hochofen
  • Schachtofen
  • Graphitrohrofen
  • Hochofenprozess
  • Backofen
  • Ofenrohr
  • Ofenbrot
  • Lichtbogenofen
  • Kachelofen
  • Elektroofen
  • Öfchen
  • houtkachel
  • kachel
  • kacheloven
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