Where does “Brëll” come from?

Brëll (Luxembourgish) comes 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, from Pali veḷur — white town.

Brëll (Luxembourgish): spectacles, glasses; toilet seat

Definitions

  1. spectacles, glasses; toilet seat

Ancestry of “Brëll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanberille—
2Old Frenchberilberyl
3Latinbēryllusberyl
4Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
5Prakritविरलायते—
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
7Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
8Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “Brëll”

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