Where does “wellespring” come from?

wellespring (Middle English) comes from Old English wiellspring, from Old English wiell, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic wallijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “wellespring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiellspringa wellspring, fountain, source
2Old Englishwiellspring; fountain
3Proto-West Germanic*wallijāwelling, bubbling, overflowing
4Proto-Germanicwallijǭwell; swirl; wave
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “wellespring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallijǭ →
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