An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schärpe
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Schärpe, feminine, ‘scarf, sash,’ Modern High German only, formed from the equivalent French écharpe, of which the Old French form escharpe, ‘wallet hung round the neck of a pilgrim,’ is derived, like Italian sciarpa, ‘scarf, girdle,’ from late Old High German scharpe, ‘pocket.’ Note Bavarian Schärpfen.