+GOTHIC.+ | | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ | | | | | | 1. OLD SAXON, 2. FRANCIC, 3. CIMBRIC, or ANGLO-SAXON. or FRANCO-THEOTISC. or OLD ICELANDIC. | | | | | | | {1. ENGLISH. +--1. GERMAN, +--1. ICELANDIC. +--{2. BROAD, | or HIGH DUTCH (proper.) +--2. NORWEGIAN, | or Lowland SCOTCH. +--2. GERMAN | or NORSE. | | of SWABIA. +--3. DANISH. | {3. BELGIC, +--3. SWISS. +--4. SWEDISH. +--{ or LOW DUTCH (proper.) | {4. FRISIC, | { or Friezeland Tongue. Very little affinity is discoverable between the original Gothic and Celtic or their derivatives; yet this is not a proof that they were _ab origine_ distinct languages; for the words in this prayer are few, and it has been proved that there are many words common to both those ancient tongues. +_CELTIC._+ | +----------------+--------------------+ | | +------------+-----------+ | | | | 1. _The Ancient_ 2. _The Ancient_ 3. _The Ancient_ _GAULISH._ _BRITISH._ _IRISH._ | | | | | | _No Language fully_ +--1. _WELSH._ +--1. _IRISH._ _derived from this is_ +--2. _AMORICAN,_ +--2. _ERSE, or_ _now extant, unless it_ | _or Bas Bretagne._ | _Highland Scotch._ _be the AMORICAN,_ +--3. _CORNISH._ +--3. _MANKS, or a Language_ _which yet the best_ | _of the Isle of Man._ _authorities derive_ _from the Ancient_ _British, or_ _CYMRAEG._ SPECIMENS _of the_ GOTHIC LANGUAGES. The ancient _Gothic_ of _Ulphilas_. Atta unsar thu in himinam. 1. Veihnai namo thein. 2. Quimai thiudinassus theins. 3. Vairthai vilja theins, sue in himina, jah ana airthai. 4. Hlaif unsarana thana sinteinan gif uns himmadaga. 5. Jah aflet uns thatei sculans sijaima sua sue jah veis afletam thaim skulam unsaraim. 6. Jah ni bringais uns in fraistubnjai. 7. Ak lausei uns af thamma ubilin. Amen. [From Chamberlayn's _Oratio Dominica in diversas omnium fere Gentium Linguas versa, &c._] _The_ ANCIENT LANGUAGES _derived from the_ GOTHIC. I. _Anglo Saxon._