Back Pou dels desitjos Catalan Ffynnon ofuned Welsh Wunschbrunnen German Pozo de los deseos Spanish Desiren putzu Basque چاه آرزو Persian Puits à souhait French באר משאלות HE Pozzo dei desideri Italian Wensput Dutch
A wishing well is a term from European folklore to describe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would be granted came from the notion that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods. This practice is thought to have arisen because water is a source of life, and was often a scarce commodity.