headspring vs beginning

headspring and beginning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
headspring	Yes	No	No	No
beginning	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, beginning is a hypernym of headspring; that is, beginning is a word with a broader meaning than headspring:

Other hypernyms of headspring include origin, root, rootage, source.

headspring (noun)	beginning (noun)
the source of water from which a stream arises	the act of starting something
	the first part or section of something
	the event consisting of the start of something
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

headspring (adjective)	beginning (adjective)
	serving to begin