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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”

  • strolling
  • stroller
  • strollable
  • strollingly
  • strolleth
  • midstroll
  • strollest
  • s'traûler
Every word from Alemannic German strollen →