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Where does “maumet” come from?

maumet (English) comes from English mammet, from Middle English mawmet, from Anglo-Norman maumet.

maumet (English): Archaic form of mammet

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of mammet

Ancestry of “maumet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmammetA false god; an idol; A doll or puppet; a...
2Middle Englishmawmet—
3Anglo-Normanmaumet—
Every word from Anglo-Norman maumet →