homeschool (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
by 1989 (implied in homeschooling), from home (n.) + school (v.). Related: Homeschooled.
homesick (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1798, back-formation from homesickness.
homesickness (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1756, translating German heimweh, from Heim "home" + Weh "woe, pain;" the compound is from Swiss dialect, expressing the longing for the mountains. The word was introduced to other European languages 17c. by Swiss mercenaries. Also see nostalgia.
homespun (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1580s, "spun at home," from home (n.) + spun. Figurative sense of "plain, homely" is from c. 1600. As a noun, from c. 1600.
homestead (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
Old English hamstede "home, town, village," from home (n.) + stead (q.v.). In U.S. usage, "a lot of land adequate for the maintenance of a family" (1690s), defined by the Homestead Act of 1862 as 160 acres. Hence, the verb, first recorded 1872. Homesteader also is from 1872.