"cleared land," 1620年代,来自古诺尔斯语或古丹麦语 þveit "a clearing, meadow, paddock," 字面意思是 "a cutting, cut-piece"(与古英语 þwitan "to cut, cut off; ",见 whittle 相关)。这是一个罕见的词,现在已经过时,但在地名中经常遇到,但 "不清楚基本含义是 'something cut off, detached piece of land,' 还是 'something cut down, felled tree' ..." [剑桥英语地名词典]。
该词起源时间:1620年代