An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Adebar

by Friedrich Kluge

Adebar, masculine (Holland, ooijevaar), a Low German name for the stork, Middle Low German odevare, Middle High German odebar, Old High German odobëro (in Old German times the term was, moreover, prevalent in Germany). No certain explanation of the word can be given; it is most frequently interpreted as ‘bringer of children, of good luck' (compare Allod). Respecting the Low German vowel-sounds see Aberglaube.