Where does “Vagant” come from?

Vagant (German) comes from French vagant, from French vaguer, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

Vagant (German): Goliard

Definitions

  1. Goliard

Ancestry of “Vagant”, step by step

Vagant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French vagant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvagant
2Frenchvaguerto wander, to wander aimlessly
3Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos

via Latin vagans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvagansrambling

Words derived from “Vagant

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HwogosEvery word from Proto-Italic wagosEvery word from Latin vagus
Vagant — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer