Where does “vogue” come from?
Vogue comes from Middle French vogue, from Old French vogue, the noun form of Old French voguer, meaning to row or move by water.
vogue (English): The prevailing fashion or style; Popularity or a...
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- The prevailing fashion or style; Popularity or a...
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 |