noun
A leisurely stroll or journey; a wander, a saunter.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), novelist and playwright. From German Bummel stroll, wander from bummeln.
verb
To stroll or wander around in a leisurely way.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), novelist and playwright. From German bummeln to stroll, wander, to laze, loaf from an imitative base seen also in †bummen to ring, sound, resound.
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