Amble
/ˈæm.bəl/noun
To walk at a slow, relaxed pace.
Did you know?Amble ultimately comes from the same Indo-European root behind words like mobile and motor, so this gentle stroll is built from the same ancient idea as motion itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meue-
“to move, push away”
Latin
Latin
ambulāre
“to walk about, take a walk”
Old French
Old French
ambler
“to walk or move slowly”
Middle English
English
amblen
“to walk at a leisurely pace”
Modern English
English
amble
“to walk slowly and without hurry”