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importantSYS.SOURCE: Literary Hub• 2026-09-20T17:55:57Z

The Historical Development of the Letter W in the Latin Alphabet

#language history#alphabet evolution#germanic influence

The article explains how the letter W originated in the 6th century as a result of Germanic influence on Latin script, created by combining two U's to represent the /w/ sound. It also discusses the use of the runic character Ƿ in Old English and the evolution of spelling conventions.

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