Etymograph

English

Kabel

Kabel comes from German Kabel ‘cable’, from Middle Dutch cabel ‘thick rope’, and ultimately from French câble.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentcâble
  2. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500cabel‘thick rope’
  3. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kabel
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentKabel‘cable’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentcâble
  2. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500cabel‘thick rope’
  3. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kabel
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentKabel‘cable’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from French câble

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French câble / Kabel

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