Where does “gale” come from?

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

gale (Norwegian Bokmål): to make a sound characteristic of a rooster; to...

Definitions

  1. to make a sound characteristic of a rooster; to...

Ancestry of “gale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegalato sing; to crow; to chant
2Proto-Germanicgalanąto shout, yell; to charm, sing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galaną →Every word from Old Norse gala →