[gothic-l] is Gothic the language of one or a few men?

[Dicentis a roellingua@gmail.com [gothic-l]]

Not only in the book about Gothic of Mosse, but in more books it is claimed
that Gothic was only the language of Wulfila and a few men, but I don't get
something

Why were there Gothic names looking like Bible Gothic before it was even
written?

Why are there words in Spanish looking like Gothic words with exactly the
same meaning if it was just a liturgical language?

Why are secular title deeds supposed to represent Visigoths written in an
invented language?

How could the Visigoths understand an invented language if it was the
language of one or a few men?
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