Where does “Vogue” come from?
Vogue comes from Middle French vogue, from Old French vogue, the noun derived from Old French voguer, meaning to row or sail.
Vogue (English): A fashion and lifestyle magazine
Definitions
- A fashion and lifestyle magazine
Ancestry of “Vogue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | vogue | wave, course of success |
| 2 | Old French | vogue | a rowing |
| 3 | Old French | voguer | to row, sway, set sail |
| 4 | Italian | vogare | To row |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wagon | to sway |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *wagōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wagōną | to move, stir, sway |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |