An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Planke

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Planke
Friedrich Kluge2512733An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Planke1891John Francis Davis

Planke, f., ‘plank, board,’ from MidHG. planke, blanke, f., ‘thick board, plank, fortification’; corresponding to Du. and E. plank; borrowed in the MidHG. period from the equiv. Rom. and MidLat. planca; comp. Fr. planche, Ital. (Pied.) pianca.