Where does “ofn” come from?

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

ofn (Icelandic): oven; stove; furnace

Definitions

  1. oven; stove; furnace

Ancestry of “ofn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseofn—
2Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

Words derived from “ofn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Old Norse ofn →
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