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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoguishElegant, fashionable or chic; Trendy
2EnglishVogueA fashion and lifestyle magazine
3Middle Frenchvoguewave, course of success
4Old Frenchvoguea rowing
5Old Frenchvoguerto row, sway, set sail
6ItalianvogareTo row
7Old Saxonwagonto sway
8Proto-West Germanic*wagōn
9Proto-Germanicwagōnąto move, stir, sway
10Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn 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
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic weganąEvery word from Proto-Germanic wagōną
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