Where does “skjerv” come from?

skjerv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German scherf, from French écharpe, from Middle French escharpe, from Old French escharpe, from Frankish skirpa — bandoleer.

skjerv (Norwegian Bokmål): a coin of low value

Definitions

  1. a coin of low value

Ancestry of “skjerv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanscherf—
2Frenchécharpescarf; first-person singular present indicative...
3Middle Frenchescharpescarf
4Old Frenchescharpebag; satchel
5Frankishskirpabandoleer
Every word from Frankish skirpa →Every word from Old French escharpe →Every word from Middle French escharpe →