English
galey
From gale + -y.
Formed from gale + -y
Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- ‘to shout, scream, charm away’
Proto-Germanic *galaną ‘to roop, sing, charm’
Proto-West Germanic *galan
Old English galan ‘to sing, enchant, call, cry, scream’
Middle English galen
English gale
Today it means
adj Characterized by gales of wind.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / galey