Where does “D” come from?

D (Old English) comes from Latin d, from Etruscan 𐌃, from Ancient Greek δ, from Phoenician 𐤃, from Egyptian 𓉿.

Ancestry of “D”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latind
2Etruscan𐌃de
3Ancient GreekδLower case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of Greek alphabet. It represented in Ancient Greek a voiced dental plosive: and in modern Greek a voiced dental fricative:. It is preceded by γ and followed by ε
4Phoenician𐤃dalet; daleth
5Egyptian𓉿

Words derived from “D

Every word from Egyptian 𓉿Every word from Phoenician 𐤃Every word from Ancient Greek δ