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Where does “mommer” come from?

mommer (Old French) comes from Old French momon — mask.

mommer (Old French): to put on or wear a mask

Definitions

  1. to put on or wear a mask

Ancestry of “mommer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmomonmask

Words derived from “mommer”

  • mummery
  • momeor
  • momerie
  • mommerie
Every word from Old French momon →