The humorous song "The Gnu" jokes about this, even though the "g" in "gnu" may actually have always been silent in English, since this loanword did not enter the language until the late 18th century.
The humorous song "The Gnu" jokes about this silent "g" and other silent letters in English. In fact the "g" in "gnu" may always have been silent in English, since this loanword did not enter the language until the late 18th century.