English
Momier
Momier comes from Old French momer ‘to mum, to mask oneself’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400momer‘to mum, to mask oneself’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmômier
- EnglishtodayMomier
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400momer‘to mum, to mask oneself’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmômier
- EnglishtodayMomier
Every English word from Old French momer
Today it means
noun A strict Calvinist in Switzerland, France, or some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French momer / Momier