An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Beryll

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.