Woo
late Old English wōgian (intransitive), āwōgian (transitive), of unknown origin.
wiktionary
From Middle English wowen, woȝen, from Old English wōgian(“to woo, court, marry”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots wow(“to woo”). Perhaps related to Old English wōg, wōh(“bending, crookedness”), in the specific sense of "bend or incline (some)one toward oneself". If so, then derived from Proto-Germanic *wanhō(“a bend, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wonk-(“crooked, bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *wā-(“to bend, twist, turn”); related to Old Norse vá(“corner, angle”).
woo
woo ( comparative more woo, superlative most woo)
etymonline
woo (v.)
Old English wogian "to woo, court, marry," of uncertain origin and with no known cognates; perhaps related to woh, wog- "bent, inclined," as with affection. Related: Wooed; wooing; wooer.
