Where does “blackwit” come from?
blackwit (English) comes from English godwit — Any of four species of long-billed, migratory...
blackwit (English): the black-tailed godwit
Definitions
- the black-tailed godwit
Ancestry of “blackwit”, step by step
blackwit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English godwit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | godwit | Any of four species of long-billed, migratory... |
via English [[black]]-[[tailed]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | [[black]]-[[tailed]] | — |