Where does “stroll” come from?

Stroll comes from German Strolch, derived from Alemannic German strollen or strolchen, with the original sense of wandering or roaming.

stroll (English): A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk;...

Definitions

  1. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk;...

Ancestry of “stroll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrollen
2Alemannic Germanstrolchen
3GermanStrolcha rascal
4Alemannic Germanstrollen

Words derived from “stroll

Every word from Alemannic German strollen