Gothic
Etymology
Uncertain. Has been linked to Runic α (/β jβ /), uncial Latin G, and even to a cursive Ancient Greek Ξ (X /β ksβ /). SnΓ¦dal favours the Latin origin.[1] Latin β¨gβ© was indeed used for /j/ in various medieval languages. The Gothic letter may have been invented after Wulfila.
Letter
πΎ β’ (j)
- The fifteenth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /j/, with a numerical value of 60.
See also
- Gothic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): π°, π±, π², π³, π΄, π΅, πΆ, π·, πΈ, πΉ, πΊ, π», πΌ, π½, πΎ, πΏ, π, π, π, π, π, π
, π, π, π, π, π [edit]
References
- ^ SnΓ¦dal, MagnΓΊs, Gothic contact with Latin: Gotica Parisina and Wulfilaβs alphabet, in: Askedal, J.O. & Nielsen, H.F. (ed.), Early Germanic languages in contact, Amsterdam, 2015, pp. 91-108, especially 100-101.