An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Scheibe

by Friedrich Kluge

Scheibe, f., ‘slice, pane, wafer,’ from MidHG. schîbe, OHG. scîba, f., ‘pane, ball, wheel’; corresponding to OLG. scîva, ‘sphaera,’ Du. schijf, ‘slice,’ MidE. schîve, ‘circle, slice’ (E. shive, sheave), Ic. skífa, f., ‘shaving, slice.’ Teut. skîbô-, from pre-Teut. skîpã-, is most closely related to Gr. σκοῖπος, ‘potter's wheel,’ with which Gr. σκΐπων, ‘staff,’ is usually connected. ModHG. Schiefer is scarcely allied.