Where does “Quelle” come from?
Quelle (German) comes from Middle High German quelle, from Old High German quella, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā.
Quelle (German): spring; well; source
Ancestry of “Quelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | quelle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | quella | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwalljā | — |
Words derived from “Quelle”