To its Latin parent, the English alphabet added the letters J and U during the 17th and 18th centuries A.D., and the letter W during the middle ages. U and V were once the same letter, as were I and J. W, with an antecedent in the runic alphabet, is related to U and V.
A su padre latino, el alfabeto inglés agregó las letras J y U durante los 17mos y décimo octavos siglos A.D., y la letra W durante las edades medias. U y V eran una vez que la misma letra, al igual que I y J. W, con un antecedente en el alfabeto runic, se relaciona con U y V.