Just for curiosity sake, I tried to check in my German to English pocket size dictionary. The word breed is Zucht. Züchten is breeder. liebe is love. hunter is Jäger wolf is wolf This is straight definitions and does not account for the compounding of the words. It could entirely change the spelling, I have no idea. Mamie ----- Original Message ----- From: DADE DADE <JACKYLSALOONGAL@webtv.net> Subject: [BREEDLOVE-L] German Breedlove's , So this would leave > the Breedlove's as German decent. In > our family of course, and without proof. > Suzie >