Where does “voguer” come from?
voguer (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.
voguer (English): One who dances in the vogue style
Definitions
- One who dances in the vogue style
Ancestry of “voguer”, step by step
voguer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vogue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vogue | A fashion and lifestyle magazine |
| 2 | Middle French | vogue | wave, course of success |
| 3 | Old French | vogue | a rowing |
| 4 | Old French | voguer | to row, sway, set sail |
| 5 | Italian | vogare | To row |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wagon | to sway |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *wagōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wagōną | to move, stir, sway |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |