An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Geschoß

by Friedrich Kluge

Geschoß, neuter, ‘shot, missile, dart,’ even Middle High German geschoȥ, Old High German giscoȥ, neuter, akin to schießen. So too Geschütz, ‘artillery, ordnance,’ even in Middle High German geschütze, neuter, ‘arms, weapons for shooting,’ occurs as a collective of Geschoß.