A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

The letter W is often considered one of the most unusual letters in the English alphabet, with a unique history that predates the modern English language. The origins of the letter W are tied to the ancient Germans, who used a letter known as 'Wynn' to represent the sound /w/ in their language. This letter was adopted into Old English, where it was used to represent the sound of the vowel in words like 'will' and 'world'.