A single word would be 'origin'.
Timber is a word that can mean a source of wood.
The source
It is the source, or the headwaters.
The 'source' of a river.
It means the good source of food
Hund. This is most likely the source of the English word "hound."
it means a milimeter a source of measurement
Foinse means the "source"
I believe it is 'penis' Source: my brain
context
The word NEWS means information from the North East West and South. I learned this in college.
The word source means, a place where something has its beginning or is found. eg: one from where a river flows.