Where does “Aufgabe” come from?

Aufgabe comes from Middle High German ūfgābe, a noun derived from the prefix ūf- and the verb gāben meaning to give.

Aufgabe (English): a predisposition toward particular mental...

Definitions

  1. a predisposition toward particular mental...

Ancestry of “Aufgabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufgabetask, duty, job, chore, responsibility, business,...
2Middle High Germanūfgābe—
Every word from Middle High German ūfgābe →Every word from German Aufgabe →