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 strollenEvery word from German StrolchEvery word from Alemannic German strolchen