An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kanel

by Friedrich Kluge

Kanel, m., ‘cinnamon bark,’ accented on the termination, from MidHG. kanêl, ‘stick or cane of cinnamon’; the word was borrowed in the MidHG. period from Fr. canelle, cannelle, ‘cinnamon bark,’ which is a diminut. of Fr. canne (Lat. canna) ‘cane,’ Ital. canella, ‘tube.’