Where does “oveni” come from?

oveni (Swahili) comes from English oven, from Middle English oven, from Old English ofn, from Proto-West Germanic ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

oveni (Swahili): oven

Definitions

  1. oven

Ancestry of “oveni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishovenA chamber used for baking or heating
2Middle EnglishovenAn oven; an enclosed chamber for baking or drying
3Old Englishofnoven, stove; furnace
4Proto-West Germanicofnoven
5Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →
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