Modern Estonian orthography is based on the Newer Orthography created by Eduard Ahrens in the second half of the 19th century based on Finnish orthography. The Older Orthography it replaced was created in the 17th century by Bengt Gottfried Forselius and Johann Hornung based on standard German orthography. Earlier writing in Estonian had by and large used an ad hoc orthography based on Latin and Middle Low German orthography. Some influences of the standard German orthography — for example, writing 'W'/'w' instead of 'V'/'v' persisted well into the 1930s. COUNT 5
QSN1  In what Orthagraphy does Modern Estonian orthography have its basis? ANS1 Newer Orthography QSN2 Who is responsible for the creation of the Newer Orthography? ANS2 Eduard Ahrens QSN3 In what century was the Newer Orthography created? ANS3 19th century QSN4 Previous to the Newer Orthography what orthography was in place? ANS4 Older Orthography QSN5 From what other country's orthography did the Older Orthography get its basis? ANS5 standard German orthography