Where does “Einkaufsbummel” come from?

Einkaufsbummel (German) comes from German Bummel, from German bummeln — to slack, to dawdle; to stroll, to ramble.

Einkaufsbummel (German): shopping spree, leisure shopping stroll

Definitions

  1. shopping spree, leisure shopping stroll

Ancestry of “Einkaufsbummel”, step by step

Einkaufsbummel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bummel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBummelstroll
2Germanbummelnto slack, to dawdle; to stroll, to ramble

via German einkauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkaufpurchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
2Middle High Germaneinkauf—
Every word from German bummeln →Every word from German Bummel →