Where does “brille” come from?
brille (Middle High German) 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.
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Words derived from “brille”