Where does “wiellspring” come from?

wiellspring (Old English) comes 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.

wiellspring (Old English): a wellspring, fountain, source

Definitions

  1. a wellspring, fountain, source

Ancestry of “wiellspring”, step by step

wiellspring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wiell

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

via Old English spring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspringwellspring, ulcer
2Proto-West Germanic*spring—
3Proto-Germanic*springaz—

Words derived from “wiellspring”

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