Where does “plankenkoorts” come from?

plankenkoorts (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.

plankenkoorts (Dutch): stage fright

Definitions

  1. stage fright

Ancestry of “plankenkoorts”, step by step

plankenkoorts 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 koorts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoortsfever
2Middle Dutchcorts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Latin plancus →Every word from Late Latin planca →