Platvoet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Platvoet in 1867. Derived from platvoet (“person with flat feet”). Originally a nickname of one of the inhabitants living in the area where the current neighbourhood is located.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplɑt.vut/
Hyphenation: Plat‧voet
Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun

Platvoet n

A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “platvoet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN