The story
- Biblical Hebrewהָ֑בֶל (háḇel)
- Ancient GreekἍβελ (Hábel)
- LatinAbē̆l
- Old EnglishĀbel
- Middle EnglishAbel
- English todayAbel
From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.