Where does “snijplank” come from?

snijplank (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.

snijplank (Dutch): chopping board, cutting board

Definitions

  1. chopping board, cutting board

Ancestry of “snijplank”, step by step

snijplank 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 snijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnijdento cut; to cut off
2Middle Dutchsnidento cut; to cut short; to divide
3Old Dutchsnīthanto cut
4Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →