oven

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English word oven comes from Proto-Indo-European *Hukʷ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂uk-, and later Proto-Germanic *uhnaz (Oven; furnace.)

*Hukʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂uk- (Proto-Indo-European)

*uhnaz (Proto-Germanic)

Oven; furnace.

ofn (Old English)

oven (Middle English)

oven (English)

A chamber used for baking or heating.

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