An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schuß

by Friedrich Kluge

Schuß, masculine, ‘shot, report, charge,’ from Middle High German schuȥ (ȥȥ), Old High German scuȥ (ȥȥ), masculine, ‘shot’; allied to the root skū̆t, ‘to shoot.’ See schießen.