Where does “Entflechtung” come from?

Entflechtung (German) comes from German entflechten, from German flechten, from Middle High German vlehten, from Old High German flehtan, from Germanic *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Entflechtung (German): disentanglement, unbundling, divestiture, demerger, deglomeration, trustbusting

Definitions

  1. disentanglement, unbundling, divestiture, demerger, deglomeration, trustbusting

Ancestry of “Entflechtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentflechtento disentangle
2Germanflechtento plait; to braid; to weave
3Middle High Germanvlehtento weave, to plait
4Old High Germanflehtanto plait
5Germanic*flehtan
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną