English
ambler
Ambler comes from Old French ambler ‘to amble’, from Latin ambulō ‘to traverse, travel’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- ‘to wander’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂elh₂-‘to wander’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame form‘to wander’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambulō‘to traverse, travel’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ambler‘to amble’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amblen‘to walk at an easy gait’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500amblere‘saddle horse’
- Englishtodayambler
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂elh₂-‘to wander’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame form‘to wander’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambulō‘to traverse, travel’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ambler‘to amble’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500amblen‘to walk at an easy gait’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500amblere‘saddle horse’
- Englishtodayambler
Formed from amble + -er
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- ‘to wander’
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Latin ambulō ‘to walk’
Old Occitan amblar
Old French ambler ‘walk as a horse does’
Middle English amblen ‘to walk at an easy gait’
English amble
Linked words
through Latin *alō ‘to wander’
through Latin ambulō ‘to traverse, travel’
Today it means
noun A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂- / ambler