An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Adebar

by Friedrich Kluge

Adebar, m. (Holland, ooijevaar), a Low G. name for the stork, MidLG. odevare, MidHG. odebar, OHG. odobëro (in Old Ger. 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' (comp. Allod). Respecting the LG. vowel-sounds see Aberglaube.