Where does “Karstquelle” come from?

Karstquelle (German) comes from German quelle, from Middle High German quelle, from Old High German quella, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā — wellspring; spring.

Karstquelle (German): karst spring

Definitions

  1. karst spring

Ancestry of “Karstquelle”, step by step

Karstquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German quelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquelleinflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanquelle—
3Old High Germanquella—
4Proto-West Germanic*kwalljāwellspring; spring

via German Karst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarstkarst; mattock
2Middle High Germankarst—
3Old High Germankarstmattock, hoe
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā →Every word from Old High German quella →Every word from Middle High German quelle →