Where does “Bröll” come from?
Bröll (Limburgish) comes from Middle High German brille, from Middle High German berille, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya — white town.
Bröll (Limburgish): scream, cry, roar
Definitions
- scream, cry, roar
Ancestry of “Bröll”, step by step
Bröll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German brille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | brille | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | berille | — |
| 3 | Old French | beril | beryl |
| 4 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 6 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 8 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 9 | Pali | veḷur | white town |