Where does “U” come from?

U (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin v, from Etruscan 𐌖, from Ancient Greek Υ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.

U (Norwegian Bokmål): The uppercase form of u, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v

Definitions

  1. The uppercase form of u, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v

Ancestry of “U”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvCapital form of
2Etruscan𐌖—
3Ancient GreekΥypsilon
4Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
5Egyptian𓏲—

Words derived from “U”

Every word from Egyptian 𓏲 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤅 →Every word from Ancient Greek Υ →