Etymology Explorer ‹ Old English

Where does “u” come from?

u (Old English) comes from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician ðĪ…, from Egyptian ð“ē.

Ancestry of “u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinF—
2Old Englishᚠ—
3Etruscan𐌅ve
4Ancient Greekϝ{{l|en|digamma}}
5PhoenicianðĪ…waw; {{l|en|waw}}
6Egyptianð“ē—

Words derived from “u”

  • v
  • u
  • U-pick
  • ãƒĶマ
  • v
  • āļĒāļđ
  • āļ­āļĩāļĒāļđ
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