Where does “Selenquelle” come from?

Selenquelle (German) comes from German Selen, from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

Selenquelle (German): source of selenium

Definitions

source of selenium

Ancestry of “Selenquelle”, step by step

Selenquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Selen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Selen	selenium
2	French	sélénium	selenium
3	Ancient Greek	σελήνη	moon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4	Ancient Greek	Σέλας	light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

via German quelle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	quelle	inflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2	Middle High German	quelle	—
3	Old High German	quella	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*kwalljā	wellspring; spring

Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →