Where does “voguing” come from?
voguing (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.
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Ancestry of “voguing”, step by step
| 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 |