Odd
/Ιd/noun
Unusual, strange, or not even; also used for a number not divisible by two.
Did you know?The word originally carried the sense of a single surplus item or point, and only later shifted into the modern idea of something strange or peculiar.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse
ON
oddi
βa point, tip, or triangle; also a single extra itemβ
Middle English
ME
odde
βa leftover piece, one more than a pair; irregular in numberβ
15th Century
English
odd
βnot evenly matched; singular, extra, or left overβ
16th Century
English
odd
βpeculiar, strange, unusualβ
Modern English
English
odd
βstrange, unusual, or not divisible by twoβ