An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tabak

by Friedrich Kluge

Tabak, m., ‘tobacco,’ ModHG. only; orig. an American word (like Kartoffel), now found in all modern languages; comp. Du. tabak, E. tobacco, Fr. tabac, Ital. tabacco, Span. tabaco; ‘properly the roll through which the smoke of the prepared plant was imbibed.’