Where does “gáleysi” come from?

gáleysi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gá, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gáleysi (Icelandic): carelessness

Definitions

  1. carelessness

Ancestry of “gáleysi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgáto look, to see, to check; care, caution; bark,...
2Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
3Old Norsegeyjato bark
4Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →