Where does “gale” come from?

gale (Middle English) comes from Old Norse galinn, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic galaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

gale (Middle English): a wind, breeze

Definitions

  1. a wind, breeze

Ancestry of “gale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegalinnenchanted; mad, frantic; past participle of gala
2Old Norsegalato sing; to crow; to chant
3Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “gale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Old Norse gala →
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