The story
- German · derived fromÜberfaltung“overfolding”
- English todayoverfold
From over- + fold; in the geological sense, after German Überfaltung (“overfolding”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
overfold
Today it means: A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ones. Full definition →
German Überfaltung