wellspring
English
noun
Definitions
- The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
- (figurative) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wellespring inherited from Old English wiellspring compound from English well + English spring.
Origin
English
spring
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Coldspring English
- Holywell English
- Hopewell English
- Springton English
- Springview English
- atspring English
- baitwell English
- bedspring English
- bewell English
- borewell English
- clockspring English
- dayspring English
- downwell English
- drawspring English
- farewell English
- footwell English
- full well English
- hairspring English
- handspring English
- handwell English
- headspring English
- hydrospring English
- inkwell English
- innerspring English
- interwell English
- lifespring English
- lightwell English
- mainspring English
- microwell English
- mid-spring English
- miniwell English
- multiwell English
- nanospring English
- nanowell English
- neckspring English
- offspring English
- outspring English
- outwell English
- overspring English
- overwell English
- paleospring English
- prespring English
- respring English
- speedwell English
- spring English
- springboard English
- springer English
- springest English
- springform English
- springful English
- springhead English
- springhouse English
- springless English
- springlet English
- springlike English
- springlong English
- springly English
- springtail English
- springtide English
- springtime English
- springwater English
- springwood English
- springwort English
- springy English
- stairwell English
- stepwell English
- thermowell English
- transwell English
- unwell English
- upspring English
- upwell English
- watchspring English
- welfare English
- well English
- well-behaved English
- well-beloved English
- well-beseen English
- well-boat English
- well-built English
- well-deserved English
- well-established English
- well-lit English
- well-paid English
- well-set English
- well-thewed English
- well-thought-out English
- well-willing English
- wellbore English
- wellborn English
- welldigger English
- welldoer English
- welldoing English
- weller English
- welleth English
- wellfield English
- wellful English
- wellhead English
- wellhole English
- wellhouse English
- wellish English
- wellness English
- wellside English
- wellsite English
- wellwater English
- welsome English
- springen German
- springveer Dutch, Flemish
- スプリング Japanese
- wiellspring Old English
- springen Middle English
- wel Middle English
- wellespring Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- สปริง Thai
- wel Welsh
- springar Ido
- ၸပြိင်ႇ Shan
- well
- upwell
- bewell
- spring
- unwell
- weller
- wellish
- outwell
- springy
- welleth
- welsome
- wellful
- inkwell
- welfare
- respring
- overwell
- springly
- welldoer
- wellness
- wellsite
- Hopewell
- Holywell
- wellhole
- wellside
- footwell
- well-set
- handwell
- wellbore
- farewell
- wellborn
- miniwell
- stepwell
- upspring
- springer
- atspring
- nanowell
- borewell
- wellhead
- baitwell
- well-lit
- downwell
- bedspring
- outspring
- springful
- microwell
- springest
- speedwell
- springlet
- wellfield
- dayspring
- wellwater
- multiwell
- lightwell
- prespring
- stairwell
- offspring
- full well
- transwell
- well-boat
- well-paid
- interwell
- wellhouse
- welldoing
- Springton
- mid-spring
- springtime
- springlike
- overspring
- lifespring
- welldigger
- mainspring
- handspring
- thermowell
- well-built
- Coldspring
- springless
- springtail
- springlong
- springform
- springhead
- hairspring
- springtide
- drawspring
- springwood
- neckspring
- Springview
- headspring
- nanospring
- springwort
- paleospring
- hydrospring
- innerspring
- springhouse
- springboard
- well-beseen
- clockspring
- watchspring
- springwater
- well-thewed
- well-behaved
- well-beloved
- well-willing
- well-deserved
- well-established
- well-thought-out