An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schinnen

by Friedrich Kluge

Schinnen, plur., ‘dandruff, scurf,’ ModHG. only, from MidG. and LG.; connected with the cognates discussed under schinden; lit. ‘that which comes off in scales from the skin of the head’; hence allied to OIc. skinn (from *skinþ), ‘skin’?.