Where does “vifteovn” come from?

vifteovn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ovn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

vifteovn (Norwegian Bokmål): a fan heater

Definitions

  1. a fan heater

Ancestry of “vifteovn”, step by step

vifteovn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ovn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålovnan oven; a stove including an oven
2Old Norseofn—
3Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Norwegian Bokmål vifte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviftea fan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Old Norse ofn →