Where does “Offe” come from?

Offe (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Offe (Pennsylvania German): oven; stove

Definitions

  1. oven; stove

Ancestry of “Offe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanoffen—
2Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
3Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →