Adebargasse

In 1422, the lane was referred to as "arta platea tertia ex opposito Kuttelhof" (third narrow lane opposite the Kuttelhof). The designation "platea tertia" comes from the fact that the streets on the Speicherinsel (Granary Island) were initially numbered -- once from the north toward Milchkannengasse, and a second time starting at Milchkannengasse heading south. So this lane was simply called "Third Street." Since the Kuttelhof (tripe yard) was among the oldest structures on the Speicherinsel, the addition "ex opposito Kuttelhof" served to pinpoint the lane's location.

The name Adebargasse first appears in 1643. At the end of the 18th and into the early 19th century, the lane was also called Adebargasse or Schutnickelgasse. Both names were borrowed from warehouses located in the street.

The term "Schutnickel" is either a corruption of the Slavic "szkutnik" (shipbuilder) or a combination of "Schute" (a flat cargo barge) and "Nickelein" (an impish sprite or spirit). The post-war Polish name translates as Wheat Lane.