Where does “plank” come from?

plank (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch plank, from Middle Dutch planke, from Old Dutch *planka, from Old Northern French planke, from Late Latin planca, from Latin plancus, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

plank (Afrikaans): A plank

Definitions

  1. A plank

Ancestry of “plank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplankshelf; plank
2Middle Dutchplanke—
3Old Dutch*planka—
4Old Northern Frenchplanke—
5Late Latinplanca—
6Latinplancusflat-footed; Alternative form of plangus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “plank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Latin plancus →Every word from Late Latin planca →