Where does “vogue” come from?
vogue (French) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic weganą — to bring; to transport.
vogue (French): vogue; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- vogue; first-person singular present indicative...
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 |