Schuppe

Etymology
From, from , from earlier. Cognate with 🇨🇬,,. One of the rare words with a long vowel followed by an original geminate (compare ). Different simplifications of this cluster led to the great variety of forms.

Noun

 * 1) scale keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals
 * 2) piece of dandruff; and in the plural: dandruff