wellspring

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
2. (figuratively) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.

Concepten

bron

wel

welput

doopvont

fontein

⛲

font-tag

Synoniemen

fountainhead

source

well

fount

wellhead

fountain

⛲

spring

root

headstream

cause

headwater

origin

reference

springhead

baptismal font

Vertalingen

Quelle

nascente

manancial

font

⛲

fuente

manantial

fonte

pınar

sorgente

Born

çavkanî

source

origen

fonte

Taufbecken

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wellespring

Overgenomen van Oudengels: wiellspring

In summary

From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.