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

  1. the letter B, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Ancestry of “B”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinB—
2Etruscan𐌁be
3Ancient GreekβLower-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
4Phoenician𐤁bet; beth; house
5Egyptian𓉐—

Words derived from “B”

Every word from Egyptian 𓉐 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤁 →Every word from Ancient Greek β →