Where does “vroom” come from?

vroom (English) comes from Dutch vroom, from Middle Dutch vrōme, from Old Dutch fruma, from Proto-Germanic frumô — first.

vroom (English): The sound of an engine revving up; To move with...

Definitions

  1. The sound of an engine revving up; To move with...

Ancestry of “vroom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvroompious, devout
2Middle Dutchvrōmebenefit, use; firm, upright
3Old Dutchfruma—
4Proto-Germanicfrumôfirst
Every word from Proto-Germanic frumô →Every word from Old Dutch fruma →Every word from Middle Dutch vrōme →