Lemizh / English dictionary

vàbv.

to be interested in something-acc/causal-transporting, also dat/causal-receiving (see unit 3, Ambiguous usage)

Etymology

< NLem vibwr‑a ‘fascinate’
< LMLem vìbwyr‑a
< MLem viibwyr‑a
< OLem dhībwyr‑
< PLem *dzī‑bwar‑ ‘be fascinated’, compound of
  PLem *dzī‑ ‘set one’s eyes on’, root present of
< PIE *dʰei̯h₁‑
 —and—
  PLem *bwar‑ ‘shiny, glossy’, r-stem adjective of
< PIE *bʰeh₂‑ ‘shine’

Cognates

Alb di ‘know’; Gk φαίνω ‘show, bring to light’