Where does “Missfaltung” come from?

Missfaltung (German) comes from German Faltung, from German falten, from Middle High German valden, from Old High German faldan, from Proto-West Germanic falþan, from Proto-Germanic falþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Missfaltung (German): misfolding

Definitions

  1. misfolding

Ancestry of “Missfaltung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaltungfolding
2Germanfaltento fold
3Middle High Germanvalden—
4Old High Germanfaldanto fold
5Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
6Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic falþan →