Where does “skjerf” come from?

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

skjerf (Norwegian Nynorsk): a scarf

Definitions

  1. a scarf

Ancestry of “skjerf”, 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 →