Knowra Gothic language Gothic language Gothic is an extinct East Germanic language known chiefly from a fourth-century Bible translation associated with the bishop Ulfilas. Its surviving texts make it the earliest extensively attested Germanic language.
Germanic languages : A branch of Indo-European languages that includes English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages. Gothic is an early-attested member of this language family.
Gothic grammar : The system of inflection, word order, and grammatical categories used in the Gothic language. Its noun and verb forms show how Gothic organized sentences and distinctions.
Goths : A group of Germanic peoples prominent in Europe during late antiquity, including the Visigoths and Ostrogoths. Gothic was the language associated with these peoples in late antiquity.
Comparative linguistics : The study of language relationships through systematic comparison of sounds, forms, and vocabulary. Gothic data help linguists compare Germanic languages and reconstruct their history.
East Germanic languages : A proposed Germanic branch whose known languages are extinct, including Gothic, Vandalic, and Burgundian. Gothic is the best-documented language assigned to this branch.
Gothic phonology : The sound system of Gothic, reconstructed from spelling patterns and comparison with related languages. Its sound correspondences help distinguish Gothic from other Germanic languages.
Ulfilas : A fourth-century bishop and missionary traditionally credited with translating much of the Bible into Gothic. His translation and alphabet shaped the surviving written record of Gothic.
Proto-Germanic : The reconstructed ancestor of the Germanic languages, not directly attested in surviving texts. Gothic forms help infer features of this prehistoric language.
Indo-European languages : A language family spanning most of Europe and parts of Asia, descended from a common prehistoric ancestor. Gothic belongs to this family through its Germanic ancestry.
Gothic verbs : The verbs of Gothic, marked for categories including tense, mood, voice, person, and number. Their inflections preserve contrasts that illuminate early Germanic verb systems.
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