Where does “ho stroll” come from?

ho stroll (English) comes from English stroll, from German strollen, from Alemannic German strolchen, from German Strolch, from Alemannic German strollen.

ho stroll (English): An area of a town or city where prostitutes regularly solicit potential clients on the street

Definitions

An area of a town or city where prostitutes regularly solicit potential clients on the street

Ancestry of “ho stroll”, step by step

ho stroll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stroll

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	stroll	A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk;...
2	German	strollen	—
3	Alemannic German	strolchen	—
4	German	Strolch	a rascal
5	Alemannic German	strollen	—

via English Ho

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Ho	A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering...
2	Middle English	ho	who; Alternative form of he; Alternative form of...
3	Middle Low German	hō	high
4	Proto-Germanic	hwō	how, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
5	Proto-Indo-European	*kʷís	—

Every word from Alemannic German strollen →