Stroll

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early 17th century (in the sense ‘roam as a vagrant’): probably from German strollen, strolchen, from Strolch ‘vagabond’, of unknown ultimate origin.

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Borrowed from German strollen, a variant of Alemannic German strolchen, from Strolch(“vagabond; rascal”).

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stroll (v.)

c. 1600, a cant word introduced from the Continent, probably from dialectal German strollen, variant of Swiss German strolchen "to stroll about, loaf," from Strolch "vagabond, vagrant," also "fortuneteller," perhaps from Italian astrologo "astrologer." Related: Strolled; strolling.

stroll (n.)

1753, from stroll (v.).