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.).
strobic
stroboscope
strode
stroganoff
stroke
stroll
stroller
stroma
strong
strong-arm
strong-box
