An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schindel

by Friedrich Kluge

Schindel. feminine, ‘shingle, splint,’ from the equivalent Middle High German schindel, Old High German scintila, feminine, formed from Middle Latin scindula, scandula, ‘shingle,’ the sound of which was perhaps influenced by Greek σχινδαλμύς. The word was borrowed from Middle Latin about the 6th century, contemporaneously with Ziegel, Mauer, &c. The Middle English form schingel, English shingle, is peculiar. The Romance languages preserve the a- form, Latin scandula; compare Italian (dialectic) scandola and French échandole.