Feminine

bron

Meaning

  1. (feminine) source
  2. (feminine) spring, well

Concepts

source
spring
well
fountain
⛲
origin
resource
fount
wellspring
fountainhead
font

well-spring

fountain-head

headwaters
hot spring
outflow
outpouring
parent
root

rootage

beginning
Synonyms

wel
A1

welput

kwel
23k
put
B2
wals
C2
waterput
26k
wortel
C1
hulpbron
faciliteit
C1
fontein
C1
⛲
ressource
hulpmiddel
21k
oorsprong
C1
ouder
B1
Translations

Quelle
source
fonte
manantial
fuente
kaynak
nascente
fonte
sorgente

πηγή

fontaine
⛲
Brunnen
Born
manancial
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/brɔn/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
borne
Inherited from Old Dutch
brunno
Cognate with German
German
Brunnen
In summary

From earlier born, from Middle Dutch borne, Old Dutch brunno, from Proto-West Germanic *brunnō, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô. The inherited word underwent metathesis in Middle Dutch, but this was undone through influence from German Brunnen.

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