Question: what is ae in german?
Answer: A similar glyph, A with umlaut, appears in the German alphabet. It represents the umlauted form of a, resulting in [ɛ] (or [e] for many speakers). In German, it is called Ä (pronounced [ɛ]) or Umlaut-A. ... The letter was originally an A with a lowercase e on top, which was later stylized to two dots.