An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Albe

by Friedrich Kluge

Albe (1.), feminine,’ alb.’ from Middle High German albe, Old High German alba, feminine, ‘a white vestment used at mass,’ formed from the equivalent Ecclesiastical Latin alba (English alb).

Albe (2.), feminine, ‘bleak, whitebait,’ from the equivalent Middle High German albel, masculine, formed from the Latin albula, whence also French able.