"th" as in "the" or "thread"

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by DanaC

With most of the 'wh' words, the letters were reversed as Old English (Anglo-Saxon) evolved into Modern English: 'what' = hwa, 'where' = hwaer, 'who' = hwa.

You still can hear a slight hint of that 'hw' sound in some English regional pronunciations, but it's most pronounced over the border in Scotland.

Thanks Dana. That's one of those things that I've always wanted to know but was afraid to ask.