ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English welle spring, from Old English wyllspring, welspring, from wylle, welle well + spring
1. : a source of continual supply or emanation
our colleges … are wellsprings of humanistic and scientific learning — A.W.Griswold
understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly — Prov 16:22 (Authorized Version)
2. : fountainhead 1
water … drawn recently from a wellspring — J.D.Chambers