Origins of the Alphabet

Which letter of the alphabet started out as an Egyptian cow?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What did the letter E represent to earlier people?

• A house

• A hand

• A cow

• A yell

Which letter is believed to have originated from a hieroglyph of a hand?

• K

• M

• N

• O

What did the letter O start life as?

• An eye

• A house

• A cow

• A snake

What did the letter R originally represent?

• A head

• A hand

• A cow

• A snake

Which letter is thought to have started out as a symbol resembling a fishing hook?

• L

• S

• T

• X

What did the letter D possibly originate from?

• A door

• A fish

• A cow

• A snake

What did the letter H originally represent?

• A fence

• A hand

• A cow

• A snake

Which letter is thought to have started life as a picture of a water wave?

• M

• N

• O

• P

What did the letter M originally represent?

• A mountain

• A river

• A tree

• A snake