wellspring

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

fountainhead

source

well

fount

wellhead

fountain

⛲

spring

root

headstream

cause

headwater

origin

reference

springhead

baptismal font

Translations

Quelle

nascente

font

⛲

manantial

fonte

manancial

fuente

bron

welput

wel

sorgente

Born

çavkanî

fonte

source

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wellespring

Inherited from Old English: wiellspring

In summary

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