galegale

Another origin of gale

1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰel-‘to shout, cry’uncertain
2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*galaną‘to sing’uncertain
3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*galan‘to sing’uncertain
4. Old Englishc. 450–1150galan‘to sing’uncertain
5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gale‘a wind, breeze’
6. Englishtodaysame form

From Middle English gale (‘a wind, breeze’), possibly from Old English galan, possibly an unknown North Germanic origin, related to Icelandic gola (‘a breeze’), Danish gal (‘furious, mad’), both from Old Norse gala (‘to sing’), and thus ultimately related to the above word (etymology 1).1uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Another origin of gale

1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gagulazreconstructed
2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gagulreconstructed
3. Old Englishc. 450–1150gagel
4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gaile
5. Englishtodaygale

Another origin of gale

1. Old Englishc. 450–1150gafol
2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gavel‘rent’
3. Englishtodaygale