> In the case of K, U, and W, those were borrowed from Greek, weren't they? "W" was added originally by northern Germanic languages, including English, replaci

> In the case of K, U, and W, those were borrowed from Greek, weren't they? "W" was added originally by northern Germanic languages, including English, replacing the practice of writing the same sound with a doubled "u" or "v". Which explains both its appearance and its name in English and many other languages.