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Where does “Voguette” come from?

Voguette (English) comes from English Vogue, from Middle French vogue, from Old French vogue, from Old French voguer, from Italian vogare, from Old Saxon wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic wagōną — to bring; to transport.

Voguette (English): A female follower of fashion as dictated by...

Definitions

  1. A female follower of fashion as dictated by...

Ancestry of “Voguette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVogue—
2Middle Frenchvoguewave, course of success
3Old Frenchvoguea rowing
4Old Frenchvoguerto row, sway, set sail
5ItalianvogareTo row
6Old Saxonwagonto sway
7Proto-West Germanic*wagōn—
8Proto-Germanicwagōnąto move, stir, sway
9Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →