Where does “hoedenplank” come from?

hoedenplank (Dutch) 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.

hoedenplank (Dutch): parcel shelf usually removable shelf behind the back seats of a car

Definitions

  1. parcel shelf usually removable shelf behind the back seats of a car

Ancestry of “hoedenplank”, step by step

hoedenplank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch plank

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

via Dutch hoed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoedhat
2Middle Dutchhoet
3Old Dutchhuot
4Proto-West Germanichōd
5Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-