Where does “plank” come from?

plank (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): shelf; plank

Definitions

  1. shelf; plank

Ancestry of “plank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchplanke—
2Old Dutch*planka—
3Old Northern Frenchplanke—
4Late Latinplanca—
5Latinplancusflat-footed; Alternative form of plangus
6Proto-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 →