Where does “pizzaugn” come from?

pizzaugn (Swedish) comes from Swedish ugn, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

pizzaugn (Swedish): pizza oven

Definitions

  1. pizza oven

Ancestry of “pizzaugn”, step by step

pizzaugn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ugn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugnoven
2Old Swedishughnoven
3Old Norseofn—
4Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Swedish pizza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpizzapizza
2Italianpizzapizza; reel; something very monotonous and...
3Neapolitanpizzapizza
4Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Old Norse ofn →