An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Planke
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Planke, feminine, ‘plank, board,’ from Middle High German planke, blanke, feminine, ‘thick board, plank, fortification’; corresponding to Dutch and English plank; borrowed in the Middle High German period from the equivalent Romance and Middle Latin planca; compare French planche, Italian (Piedmontese) pianca.