An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Alber

by Friedrich Kluge

Alber, f., ‘white poplar,’ from MidHG. alber, OHG. albâri, m., ‘poplar’; prob. borrowed from Rom.; comp. Ital. albaro, which is connected either with Lat. albus or with Lat. arbor; OHG. arbar, ‘poplar,’ occurs once.