diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/PersonLifeDateField.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/person/PersonLifeDateField.svelte
index 0d56f36a..cd1855bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/PersonLifeDateField.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/PersonLifeDateField.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
-import DateInput from '$lib/shared/primitives/DateInput.svelte';
+import DateInputWithPrecision from '$lib/shared/primitives/DateInputWithPrecision.svelte';
 import type { DatePrecision } from '$lib/shared/utils/documentDate';
 
 // Only DAY / MONTH / YEAR are offered for life dates: RANGE and SEASON make no
 // sense for a birth or death, and APPROX stays display-only for legacy imports (#773).
-const PERSON_DATE_PRECISIONS: { value: DatePrecision; label: () => string }[] = [
-	{ value: 'DAY', label: m.person_precision_day },
-	{ value: 'MONTH', label: m.person_precision_month },
-	{ value: 'YEAR', label: m.person_precision_year }
-];
-
 let {
 	name,
 	legend,
@@ -26,73 +19,21 @@ let {
 	initialPrecision?: string | null;
 } = $props();
 
-let iso = $state('');
-let errorMessage = $state<string | null>(null);
-let inputEl = $state<HTMLInputElement | undefined>();
-let precision = $state<DatePrecision>('DAY');
-
-// Seed once at mount (WhoWhenSection pattern): a later load() rerun must not
-// stomp the user's in-progress edit.
-onMount(() => {
-	if (initialIso) {
-		iso = initialIso;
-	}
-	const offered = PERSON_DATE_PRECISIONS.some((p) => p.value === initialPrecision);
-	if (offered) {
-		precision = initialPrecision as DatePrecision;
-	} else if (initialIso) {
-		// Legacy APPROX/SEASON/RANGE precision is not editable here — seed YEAR so an
-		// untouched save does not silently claim DAY precision for the stored date.
-		precision = 'YEAR';
-	}
-});
-
-// A partial date leaves the hidden ISO empty — submitting then would silently
-// clear a stored date. Block native submission until completed or fully emptied.
-$effect(() => {
-	inputEl?.setCustomValidity(errorMessage ?? '');
-});
-
-const controlCls =
-	'block min-h-[44px] w-full rounded border border-line px-3 py-2 font-serif text-ink focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring';
+const precisions: { value: DatePrecision; label: string }[] = $derived([
+	{ value: 'DAY', label: m.person_precision_day() },
+	{ value: 'MONTH', label: m.person_precision_month() },
+	{ value: 'YEAR', label: m.person_precision_year() }
+]);
+const hint = $derived(`${m.person_precision_hint()} · ${m.person_date_placeholder_hint()}`);
 </script>
 
-<fieldset>
-	<legend class="mb-1 block text-xs font-bold tracking-widest text-ink-3 uppercase">
-		{legend}
-	</legend>
-	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row">
-		<div class="flex-1">
-			<DateInput
-				bind:value={iso}
-				bind:errorMessage={errorMessage}
-				bind:inputEl={inputEl}
-				name={name}
-				id={name}
-				placeholder="TT.MM.JJJJ"
-				ariaLabel={legend}
-				ariaDescribedby={errorMessage ? `${name}-error` : undefined}
-				class={controlCls}
-			/>
-			{#if errorMessage}
-				<p id="{name}-error" class="mt-1 font-sans text-xs text-red-600">{errorMessage}</p>
-			{/if}
-		</div>
-		<div class="flex-1">
-			<select
-				id="{name}Precision"
-				name="{name}Precision"
-				aria-label="{legend}: {precisionLabel}"
-				bind:value={precision}
-				class="{controlCls} bg-surface"
-			>
-				{#each PERSON_DATE_PRECISIONS as p (p.value)}
-					<option value={p.value}>{p.label()}</option>
-				{/each}
-			</select>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-	<p class="mt-1 font-sans text-xs text-ink-3">
-		{m.person_precision_hint()} · {m.person_date_placeholder_hint()}
-	</p>
-</fieldset>
+<DateInputWithPrecision
+	name={name}
+	legend={legend}
+	precisionLabel={precisionLabel}
+	precisions={precisions}
+	hint={hint}
+	initialIso={initialIso}
+	initialPrecision={initialPrecision}
+	selectClass="bg-surface"
+/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/relationship/RelationshipDateField.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/person/relationship/RelationshipDateField.svelte
index 56c65e91..0b15a920 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/relationship/RelationshipDateField.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/relationship/RelationshipDateField.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
-import DateInput from '$lib/shared/primitives/DateInput.svelte';
+import DateInputWithPrecision from '$lib/shared/primitives/DateInputWithPrecision.svelte';
 import type { DatePrecision } from '$lib/shared/utils/documentDate';
 
 // Only DAY / MONTH / YEAR are offered (same as the person life-date field and the
 // 60+ author audience). Storage still accepts all seven precisions; SEASON/RANGE/
 // APPROX render correctly elsewhere but make no sense to enter for a relationship.
-const RELATIONSHIP_DATE_PRECISIONS: { value: DatePrecision; label: () => string }[] = [
-	{ value: 'DAY', label: m.relation_precision_day },
-	{ value: 'MONTH', label: m.relation_precision_month },
-	{ value: 'YEAR', label: m.relation_precision_year }
-];
-
 let {
 	name,
 	legend,
@@ -25,73 +18,21 @@ let {
 	initialPrecision?: string | null;
 } = $props();
 
-let iso = $state('');
-let errorMessage = $state<string | null>(null);
-let inputEl = $state<HTMLInputElement | undefined>();
-let precision = $state<DatePrecision>('DAY');
-
-// Seed once at mount so a later load() rerun does not stomp an in-progress edit.
-onMount(() => {
-	if (initialIso) {
-		iso = initialIso;
-	}
-	const offered = RELATIONSHIP_DATE_PRECISIONS.some((p) => p.value === initialPrecision);
-	if (offered) {
-		precision = initialPrecision as DatePrecision;
-	} else if (initialIso) {
-		// A stored non-offered precision (SEASON/RANGE/APPROX) seeds as YEAR so an
-		// untouched save does not silently claim DAY precision for the stored date.
-		precision = 'YEAR';
-	}
-});
-
-// A partial date leaves the hidden ISO empty — block native submission until the
-// date is completed or fully emptied, so a save can never silently clear a date.
-$effect(() => {
-	inputEl?.setCustomValidity(errorMessage ?? '');
-});
-
-const controlCls =
-	'block min-h-[44px] w-full rounded border border-line px-3 py-2 font-serif text-ink focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring';
+const precisions: { value: DatePrecision; label: string }[] = $derived([
+	{ value: 'DAY', label: m.relation_precision_day() },
+	{ value: 'MONTH', label: m.relation_precision_month() },
+	{ value: 'YEAR', label: m.relation_precision_year() }
+]);
 </script>
 
-<fieldset>
-	<legend class="mb-1 block text-xs font-bold tracking-widest text-ink-3 uppercase">
-		{legend}
-	</legend>
-	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row">
-		<div class="flex-1">
-			<DateInput
-				bind:value={iso}
-				bind:errorMessage={errorMessage}
-				bind:inputEl={inputEl}
-				name={name}
-				id={name}
-				placeholder="TT.MM.JJJJ"
-				ariaLabel={legend}
-				ariaDescribedby={errorMessage ? `${name}-error` : undefined}
-				class="{controlCls} bg-surface"
-			/>
-			{#if errorMessage}
-				<p id="{name}-error" class="mt-1 font-sans text-xs text-red-600">{errorMessage}</p>
-			{/if}
-		</div>
-		<div class="flex-1">
-			<label class="sr-only" for="{name}Precision"
-				>{legend}: {m.relation_label_date_precision()}</label
-			>
-			<select
-				id="{name}Precision"
-				name="{name}Precision"
-				aria-label="{legend}: {m.relation_label_date_precision()}"
-				bind:value={precision}
-				class="{controlCls} bg-surface text-ink-3"
-			>
-				{#each RELATIONSHIP_DATE_PRECISIONS as p (p.value)}
-					<option value={p.value}>{p.label()}</option>
-				{/each}
-			</select>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-	<p class="mt-1 font-sans text-xs text-ink-3">{m.relation_date_placeholder_hint()}</p>
-</fieldset>
+<DateInputWithPrecision
+	name={name}
+	legend={legend}
+	precisionLabel={m.relation_label_date_precision()}
+	precisions={precisions}
+	hint={m.relation_date_placeholder_hint()}
+	initialIso={initialIso}
+	initialPrecision={initialPrecision}
+	inputClass="bg-surface"
+	selectClass="bg-surface text-ink-3"
+/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shared/primitives/DateInputWithPrecision.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shared/primitives/DateInputWithPrecision.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8782117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shared/primitives/DateInputWithPrecision.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+import DateInput from '$lib/shared/primitives/DateInput.svelte';
+import type { DatePrecision } from '$lib/shared/utils/documentDate';
+
+/**
+ * Compact date + precision field: the {@link DateInput} primitive paired with a
+ * precision <select> offering a caller-chosen subset of precisions. Shared base of
+ * PersonLifeDateField (birth/death) and RelationshipDateField (from/to).
+ *
+ * Distinct from {@link DatePrecisionField} — that one is the full document/timeline
+ * field (all seven precisions, German free-text entry, RANGE end-date disclosure).
+ * This one is the restricted, single-input variant for the person-family forms.
+ *
+ * All copy (legend, precision labels, hint, the select's accessible name) and the
+ * offered precisions are injected by the caller so this stays domain-agnostic.
+ */
+let {
+	name,
+	legend,
+	precisionLabel,
+	hint,
+	precisions,
+	initialIso = '',
+	initialPrecision = null,
+	inputClass = '',
+	selectClass = ''
+}: {
+	name: string;
+	legend: string;
+	precisionLabel: string;
+	hint: string;
+	precisions: { value: DatePrecision; label: string }[];
+	initialIso?: string | null;
+	initialPrecision?: string | null;
+	inputClass?: string;
+	selectClass?: string;
+} = $props();
+
+let iso = $state('');
+let errorMessage = $state<string | null>(null);
+let inputEl = $state<HTMLInputElement | undefined>();
+let precision = $state<DatePrecision>('DAY');
+
+// Seed once at mount so a later load() rerun does not stomp an in-progress edit.
+onMount(() => {
+	if (initialIso) {
+		iso = initialIso;
+	}
+	const offered = precisions.some((p) => p.value === initialPrecision);
+	if (offered) {
+		precision = initialPrecision as DatePrecision;
+	} else if (initialIso) {
+		// A stored non-offered precision (SEASON/RANGE/APPROX) seeds as YEAR so an
+		// untouched save does not silently claim DAY precision for the stored date.
+		precision = 'YEAR';
+	}
+});
+
+// A partial date leaves the hidden ISO empty — block native submission until the
+// date is completed or fully emptied, so a save can never silently clear a date.
+$effect(() => {
+	inputEl?.setCustomValidity(errorMessage ?? '');
+});
+
+const controlCls =
+	'block min-h-[44px] w-full rounded border border-line px-3 py-2 font-serif text-ink focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-focus-ring';
+</script>
+
+<fieldset>
+	<legend class="mb-1 block text-xs font-bold tracking-widest text-ink-3 uppercase">
+		{legend}
+	</legend>
+	<div class="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row">
+		<div class="flex-1">
+			<DateInput
+				bind:value={iso}
+				bind:errorMessage={errorMessage}
+				bind:inputEl={inputEl}
+				name={name}
+				id={name}
+				placeholder="TT.MM.JJJJ"
+				ariaLabel={legend}
+				ariaDescribedby={errorMessage ? `${name}-error` : undefined}
+				class="{controlCls} {inputClass}"
+			/>
+			{#if errorMessage}
+				<p id="{name}-error" class="mt-1 font-sans text-xs text-red-600">{errorMessage}</p>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+		<div class="flex-1">
+			<select
+				id="{name}Precision"
+				name="{name}Precision"
+				aria-label="{legend}: {precisionLabel}"
+				bind:value={precision}
+				class="{controlCls} {selectClass}"
+			>
+				{#each precisions as p (p.value)}
+					<option value={p.value}>{p.label}</option>
+				{/each}
+			</select>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+	<p class="mt-1 font-sans text-xs text-ink-3">{hint}</p>
+</fieldset>