出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/01 23:05 UTC 版)
Origin unknown. A surface analysis would suggest 古期英語 *gōdwiht as the term's ultimate origin, corresponding to good + wight (“creature”), but the term is attested only since late 中期英語. The Oxford English Dictionary considers the term to probably have originally been imitative of the bird's call.
godwit (plural godwits)