An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Beryll
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Beryll. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Beryll, masculine, ‘beryl,’ from Middle High German berille, barile, brille, masculine, formed from Latin-Greek berýllus; also brille, ‘spectacles’; see Brille, Perle. The Greek-Latin term is derived from Prakrit vêlûriga, Sanscrit vaiḍûrya.