Where does “Ofenrohr” come from?

Ofenrohr (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.

Ofenrohr (German): stovepipe; bazooka

Definitions

  1. stovepipe; bazooka

Ancestry of “Ofenrohr”, step by step

Ofenrohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ofen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanofenstove
2Middle High Germanovenoven
3Old High Germanofanoven
4Proto-West Germanicofnoven
5Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via German Rohr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRohrduct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane
2Middle High Germanrōr—
3Old High Germanrōrpipe
4Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ofn →