Jaunt
/dʒɔːnt/noun
A short, light trip or excursion.
Did you know?Jaunt is probably related to an older verb meaning to move or travel, and its exact early history is murky enough that etymologists still treat it as uncertain rather than mystical fact.
Etymological Timeline
16th–17th Century
English
jaunt
“A brisk trip, ride, or excursion”
Early Modern English
English
jaunt
“To travel or move about in a lively, informal way”
Uncertain
Unknown
?
“Possibly connected to an older verb meaning to go or move about, but the origin is disputed”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeu-
“A possible remote root proposed by some scholars for motion-related forms, though not securely established for jaunt”