Where does “Quellenführer” come from?

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

Quellenführer (German): case officer

Definitions

  1. case officer

Ancestry of “Quellenführer”, step by step

Quellenführer 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 Führer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFühreragent noun of führen
2Middle High Germanfüerer—
3Old High Germanfôrari—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā →Every word from Old High German quella →Every word from Middle High German quelle →
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