Where does “ovan” come from?

ovan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

Ancestry of “ovan”, 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