Where does “Hausaufgabe” come from?

Hausaufgabe (German) comes from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Hausaufgabe (German): homework assignment

Definitions

  1. homework assignment

Ancestry of “Hausaufgabe”, step by step

Hausaufgabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German Aufgabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufgabetask, duty, job, chore, responsibility, business,...
2Middle High Germanūfgābe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →