Where does “voguer” come from?
voguer (Old 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 (Old French): to row, sway, set sail
Definitions
- to row, sway, set sail
Ancestry of “voguer”, step by step
voguer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vogare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vogare | To row |
| 2 | Old Saxon | wagon | to sway |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wagōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wagōną | to move, stir, sway |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Latin vocāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vocāre | — |