Dievoet

Dutch

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Dievoet

Alternative forms

Dievoert, Dievoort,^[1] Diedvoorde^[2]

Etymology

The surname is derived from the place name in Belgium. As -voet in placenames on occasion alternates with -voort or similar,^[1]^[2] there are two suggested origins:

Celtic, meaning "divine ford," akin to Proto-Celtic *deiwos + *ɸritus. This would make the name similar to the French place name Jort from Gaulish *Diuoritum.^[3]
Germanic, meaning "public ford," akin to Proto-Germanic *þeudō + *furduz, compare Dievoort.

Proper noun

Dievoet ?

(obsolete) the name of a locality in the vicinity of Ukkel
(chiefly Belgium) part of the surname Vandievoet, (Netherlands) Van Dievoet

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 C. L. Brinkman (1936) Nomina Geographica Neerlandica, volume 10, page 169
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 A. Carnoy (1954) “Toponymie des chaussées romaines en Belgique et dans les régions avoisinantes”, in L'Antiquité Classique, volume 23, number 1, page 7
^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “ritu-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 259

[Brinkman-1] 1.0 ^1.1 C. L. Brinkman (1936) Nomina Geographica Neerlandica, volume 10, page 169

[Carnoy-2] 2.0 ^2.1 A. Carnoy (1954) “Toponymie des chaussées romaines en Belgique et dans les régions avoisinantes”, in L'Antiquité Classique, volume 23, number 1, page 7

[3] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “ritu-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 259

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