Hi I have come across "cousins german". My web search suggested that "german" in this contect means "full" as oposed to "half" or "step". Therefore, in your case, "brother-german" means "full- brother". Apparently it comes from the same root as "germane" I hope this helps. Regards John S

Thanks kindly for the replys It is difficult enough trying to follow between natural children and lawful children who belongs to who :-) Not to mention the use of the same first names over and over . brothers german = full brothers This information will also definately help Cheers Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] brother - german > Hi > > I have come across "cousins german". My web search suggested that "german" > in this contect means "full" as oposed to "half" or "step". Therefore, in > your case, "brother-german" means "full- brother". Apparently it comes from > the same root as "germane" > > I hope this helps. > > Regards > > John S > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message