carouse

The story

1. German · derived fromgar aus
2. Middle French · derived fromcarousser“to quaff, drink, swill”
3. English todaycarouse

From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 1550s To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.