An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Saus

by Friedrich Kluge

Saus, m., ‘buzz, bluster,’ from MidHG. sûs, m., ‘drinking, blustering, revelling and rioting’; even in MidHG. occurs in dem sûse lëben, ‘to revel and riot,’ lit. ‘noisy doings’; comp. OIc. sús, ‘roar of the surf.’ —