Where does “*ofn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*ofn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →
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