Where does “strolling” come from?

Strolling derives from English stroll, which comes from German strollen, itself from Alemannic German strolchen, a variant of German Strolch meaning vagrant or vagabond.

strolling (English): present participle of stroll; The taking of a...

Definitions

  1. present participle of stroll; The taking of a...

Ancestry of “strolling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrollA wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk;...
2Germanstrollen—
3Alemannic Germanstrolchen—
4GermanStrolcha rascal
5Alemannic Germanstrollen—

Words derived from “strolling”

Every word from Alemannic German strollen →Every word from German Strolch →Every word from Alemannic German strolchen →