History The letter u ultimately comes from the Phoenician letter waw by way of the letter ySee the letter y for details During the late Middle Ages, two forms of 'v' developed, which were both used for its ancestor 'u' and modern 'v'The pointed form 'v' was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form 'u' was used in the middle or end, regardless of soundKey If there is an IPA symbol you are looking for that you do not see here, see HelpIPA, which is a more complete listFor a table listing all spellings of the sounds on this page, see English orthography § Soundtospelling correspondencesFor help converting spelling to pronunciation, see English orthography § Spellingtosound correspondences Bje0ipejwm2g8m ubNWbN ãÒÍDZ¾ Aj