Latin elements in Gothic

[Michael Erwin]

As far as anyone knows, most of the Latin words reflect trade and/or  
warfare with the Romans, while most of the Greek words are  
ecclesiastical, so that the Latin ones are probably pre-Wulfilan  
borrowings in common use, while the Greek ones are largely Wulfilan  
(or other church-related) borrowings.

IIRC, the Gothic bible uses Greek terminology for church elders while  
some other sources use Latin terminology.





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