An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schärpe

by Friedrich Kluge

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.