Where does “Schutzplanke” come from?

Schutzplanke (German) comes from German planke, from Middle Low German planke, from Old French planke, from Vulgar Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco — to balk, beam.

Ancestry of “Schutzplanke”, step by step

Schutzplanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German planke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanplankeplank big or thick board of wood
2Middle Low Germanplanke
3Old FrenchplankeAlternative form of planche
4Vulgar Latinplanca
5Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
6Ottoman Turkishپلانقهa kind of palisaded fortification erected by the...
7Italianparancohoist
8ItalianpalancoAlternative form of paranco
9Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
10Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
11Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via German Schütz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchützcontactor
2Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξEvery word from Latin phalanga