An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schüppe

by Friedrich Kluge

Schüppe, feminine, ‘spade, shovel,’ Modern High German, only, from East Middle German and Low German schüppe, compare Dutch schup, schop, ‘shovel, spade,’ allied to schupfen. — Schüppen, ‘spade (at cards),’ is identical with Schüppe, and is formed on the model of French pique. Compare Dutch schoppen, ‘spade (at cards).’