Etymograph

English

ODESSA

ODESSA comes from German ODESSA.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentODESSA
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentODESSA
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A German organization founded after WWII, believed to have helped SS officers to flee from Europe.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German ODESSA / ODESSA