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Potential Energy = "U"?

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I am sure someone out there can help with this. Why is the letter "U"
used for potential energy?<

I have always assumed that at least some of the surprising choices
made sense in another language, probably German.

Can anyone out there speak German and confirm or deny this?

Bill Larson
Geneva (but I don't speak any other languages, alas)