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What happened to þ?

• bitxbitxbitcoin 9y ago
  We don’th Know.
• laretluval 9y ago
  It entered the alphabet from runes and then exited the alphabet with the invention of printing, because there weren't typefaces for it. So it appeared and disappeared between the last two stages in the graphic.
• irrational 9y ago
  From the article "Fyi, the above chart was actually just a simplified promo for a much larger chart - a Writing Systems of the World poster. So, if you're concerned about the fact that thorn, wynn, or any other letters are missing, rest assured that they were indeed included on the main chart."