Where does “ᚠ” come from?
ᚠ (Old English) comes from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
Ancestry of “ᚠ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 4 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |