Where does “Thermalquelle” come from?

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

Thermalquelle (German): hot spring

Definitions

  1. hot spring

Ancestry of “Thermalquelle”, step by step

Thermalquelle 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 thermal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanthermal—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā →Every word from Old High German quella →Every word from Middle High German quelle →