loll

The story

1. Middle Dutch · derived fromlollen
2. Middle English · inherited fromlollen
3. English todayloll

From Middle English lollen, lullen (“to lounge idly, hang loosely”), of uncertain origin; the Middle English Dictionary suggests a derivation from Middle Dutch lollen, lullen (“to doze; to mumble, talk nonsense”), though the words could merely be cognate. Compare modern Dutch lol (“fun”)), Icelandic lolla (“to act lazily”). See also lull.

First known use, by meaning

• from mid-14th c. To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
• from 1610s To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.