Etymology

Momier

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Today it means: A strict Calvinist in Switzerland, France, or some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century. Full definition →

French mômier ← Old French momer
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  1. Old French · derived frommomer
  2. French · derived frommômier
  3. English todayMomier

From French mômier, from Old French momer, mommer (“to mum, to mask oneself”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.