Where does “*planka” come from?
*planka (Old Dutch) comes from Old Northern French planke, from Late Latin planca, from Latin plancus, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “*planka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Northern French | planke | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | planca | — |
| 3 | Latin | plancus | flat-footed; Alternative form of plangus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |