Where does “voguer” come from?

voguer (French) comes from Italian vogare, from Old Saxon wagon, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic wagōną, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

voguer (French): to travel through the water

Definitions

  1. to travel through the water

Ancestry of “voguer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianvogareTo row
2Old Saxonwagonto sway
3Proto-West Germanic*wagōn—
4Proto-Germanicwagōnąto move, stir, sway
5Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagōną →