An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schuppe

by Friedrich Kluge

Schuppe, f., ‘scale (of fish, &c.),’ from the equiv. MidHG. schuoppe (schuope, schuppe), m., OHG. scuoppa, f. Comp. Du. schob, ‘scale’; a derivative of the Teut. root skab (skôb), ‘to shave, scrape.’