Where does “voguishness” come from?
voguishness (English) comes from English voguish, 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 — to bring; to transport.
voguishness (English): The state or condition of being voguish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being voguish
Ancestry of “voguishness”, step by step
voguishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voguish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voguish | Elegant, fashionable or chic; Trendy |
| 2 | English | Vogue | A fashion and lifestyle magazine |
| 3 | Middle French | vogue | wave, course of success |
| 4 | Old French | vogue | a rowing |
| 5 | Old French | voguer | to row, sway, set sail |
| 6 | Italian | vogare | To row |
| 7 | Old Saxon | wagon | to sway |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *wagōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wagōną | to move, stir, sway |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |