An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schock

by Friedrich Kluge

Schock, n., ‘shock, heap, threescore,’ from the equiv. MidHG. schoc, m.; comp. OSax. scok, ‘threescore,’ Du. schok, ‘threescore.’ Orig. used perhaps only of sixty sheaves; comp. MidHG. schocken, ‘to put com in a heap,’ schoche, ‘rick,’ schoc, ‘heap.’ See Stiege.