Family relations in the gothic language

[Mike]

The attested terms are:

atta / fadar - father
aiþei / modar* - mother
broþar - brother
swistar - sister
sunus - son
dauhtar - daughter
swaihra - father-in-law
swaihro - mother-in-law

'Atta' and 'aiþei' are the words that are typically used for father and mother. There is one instance of 'fadar' in Galatians 4:6, and 'modar' is a possible reconstruction analogous to 'fadar'. Unfortunately, only so much of the language has survived, so other terms for family relationships would have to be reconstructed. 




--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "kevin.behrens at ..." <becareful_icanseeyourfuture at ...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I wondered and tried to do some research about how the family relations were called and which system it was in the gothic language. In the dictionary by Köbler there are just some basic words like "mother" or "brother". So, what were or might have been the words for "great grandmother" or "cousin" or "big brother" etc. 
> If you have any sources or ideas, I would be really thankful.
> Greetings,
> Kevin
>


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