Where does “Ploch” come from?

Ploch (English) comes from Polish Płoch, from Polish płochy, from Proto-Slavic polxъ — frightful, fearful, afraid.

Ancestry of “Ploch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPłoch—
2Polishpłochyfickle; thoughtless; skittish
3Proto-Slavicpolxъfrightful, fearful, afraid
Every word from Proto-Slavic polxъ →Every word from Polish płochy →Every word from Polish Płoch →