Etymology of the English word abele
the English word
abelederived from the Dutch word
abeelderived from the Old French word
aubelderived from the Medieval Latin word
albellusderived from the Latin word
albus (white; white, pale, fair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*albho-Date
The earliest known usage of abele in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
abeel, German
AlberUsage
Word found in Modern English
