Etymologie
[ A ] (noun.) before 12th century. left|30px|Runic letter ᚫ (a, “ansuz”), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by a
From Middle English and Old English lower case letter a and split of Middle English and Old English lower case letter æ.
:* 10px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, “āc”) Old English lower case letter a from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case letter a of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, “āc”), derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”).
:* 10px|Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, “æsc”) Old English lower case letter æ from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case ligature æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, “æsc”), also derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”).