1. Etymology of the English word shock
the English word shock
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skukka-
Derivations in English
shock-horror, aftershock, electroshock, foreshock, shocker, shocking, shockproof, shockedDerivations in other languages
Italian sciocchizzare, Italian scioccare, Spanish choqueCognates
Dutch shock, German Schober, Norwegian sjokk, Swedish chockUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word shock
derived from the English word shock
