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Where does “carouseth” come from?

carouseth (English) comes from English carouse, from Middle French carousser, from German gar aus, from German gar austrinken — to drink up entirely, guzzle.

carouseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “carouseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarouseTo engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering;...
2Middle FrenchcarousserTo quaff, drink, swill
3Germangar austotally finished
4Germangar austrinkento drink up entirely, guzzle
Every word from German gar austrinken →