Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “escharpe” come from?

escharpe (Middle French) comes from Old French escharpe, from Frankish skirpa — bandoleer.

escharpe (Middle French): scarf

Definitions

  1. scarf

Ancestry of “escharpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescharpebag; satchel
2Frankishskirpabandoleer

Words derived from “escharpe”

  • sciarpa
  • шарф
  • écharpe
  • Schärpe
  • echarpe
  • ешарпа
  • ešarpa
  • skjerf
  • skjerf
  • êcharpe
  • scherf
Every word from Frankish skirpa →