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