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Where does “springplank” come from?

springplank (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.

springplank (Dutch): springboard; something that serves as a medium...

Definitions

  1. springboard; something that serves as a medium...

Ancestry of “springplank”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →