choquer

Meaning

Concepts

to hit, to collide
to shock (surprise, startle)
(Quebec) to offend, to anger (especially in reflexive)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɔ.ke/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Borrowed from Picard

Cognate with Old High German

Cognate with Middle High German

Cognate with Middle Dutch

Cognate with English

In summary

Inherited from Middle French chocquer (“to clash in battle, shock, offend, hurt”), from Old French choquer (“to strike against”) and Picard chuquier, çuker (“to collide in battle, knock”), both of Germanic origin, possibly from Frankish *skukkōn, *skukkijan (“to jolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną, *skukkijaną (“to jolt”), possibly an iterative form of *skakaną (“to shake, stir”). Cognate with Old High German scoc (“jolt, shock, swing”), Middle High German schucken, schocken (“to hit, bump, deliver a blow to”), Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt”), and English shock.