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Where does “carousser” come from?

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

carousser (Middle French): To quaff, drink, swill

Definitions

  1. To quaff, drink, swill

Ancestry of “carousser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangar austotally finished
2Germangar austrinkento drink up entirely, guzzle

Words derived from “carousser”

  • carouse
  • carousal
  • carouser
  • carouseth
  • carousest
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