Where does “B” come from?

B (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁, from Ancient Greek β, from Phoenician 𐤁, from Egyptian 𓉐.

B (Norwegian Bokmål): the letter B, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	B	—
2	Etruscan	𐌁	be
3	Ancient Greek	β	Lower-case beta (βῆτα), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: and later the voiced labiodental fricative. It is preceded by α and followed by γ
4	Phoenician	𐤁	bet; beth; house
5	Egyptian	𓉐	—