Where does “blankowanie” come from?

blankowanie (Polish) comes from Old Polish blankowanie, from Old Polish *blankować, from Old Polish blanki, from Middle High German planke, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Ancestry of “blankowanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishblankowaniefortification made of planks
2Old Polish*blankować
3Old Polishblankifortification planks
4Middle High Germanplanke
5Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
6Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
7Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξEvery word from Latin phalanga
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