An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schuppen

by Friedrich Kluge

Schuppen, Schoppen, masculine, ‘shed, coach-house,’ Modern High German only, formed from Middle German and Low German; corresponding to Anglo-Saxon sčypen. English dialectic shippen, ‘stable’; in Old High German and Middle High German schopf, schof (Bavarian and Alemannian Schopf), ‘structure without walls, penthouse, vestibule.’ Compare Anglo-Saxon sčęoppa, ‘hull, hut,’ English shop (from Anglo-Saxon is also probably derived French échoppe, ‘booth’).