An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kabel

by Friedrich Kluge

Kabel, n. and f., from the equiv. MidHG. kabel, f. and n., ‘cable’; the latter borrowed, through the medium of Du. and LG., from Fr. câble, m., ‘rope, cable’ (MidLat. capulum); E. cable and Scand. kabill, from the same source.