# wellspring

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/ · frequency rank #61,215

## Definitions
1. The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
2. A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.

## Etymology
From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wellspring