An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Ampel

by Friedrich Kluge

Ampel, feminine, ‘lamp,’ from Middle High German ampel (also ampulle), Old High German ampulla, feminine, ‘lamp,’ also ‘vessel.’ Borrowed in Old High German from Latin ampulla, ‘flask, vessel,’ whence also Anglo-Saxon ampelle, Old Icelandic ample, ‘vessel’ (Low German pulle, ‘bottle’).