Where does “Schmelzofen” come from?

Schmelzofen (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.

Schmelzofen (German): A furnace, specifically to smelt metals, a...

Definitions

  1. A furnace, specifically to smelt metals, a...

Ancestry of “Schmelzofen”, step by step

Schmelzofen 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 Schmelz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmelzenamel; glaze, lustre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw-Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ofn