| 1 | German | planke | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | planke | — |
| 3 | Old French | planke | Alternative form of planche |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | planca | — |
| 5 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 7 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 8 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 10 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |