An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schote

by Friedrich Kluge

Schote, Schaude, masculine, ‘simpleton,’ ModHigh German only, formed from Hebrew schôtèh, ‘foolish.’ Schote (1.), feminine, ‘pod, cod, shell,’ from Middle High German schôte, schotte, feminine, ‘pod, seed-case, pericarp’; allied to Old Icelandic skauðer, plural, ‘sheath.’ Connected with the root skū̆, ‘to cover,’ which is discussed under Scheune.

Schote (2.), feminine, ‘sheet’ (of a sail), Modern High German only, formed from Low German; compare Dutch schooten, Anglo-Saxon sčeáta, ‘pes veli’ (sceát-lîne, ‘propes’), English sheet. These are identical with High German Schoß (3). The Anglo-Saxon word is recorded the earliest; compare Boot, Ebbe. From Low German is also derived Italian scotta, ‘cable.’