Where does “Valgrind” come from?

Valgrind (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Valgrind, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

Valgrind (Icelandic): Valgrind

Definitions

Valgrind

Ancestry of “Valgrind”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	Valgrind	—
2	Old Norse	valr	the dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
3	Proto-Germanic	walaz	wounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
4	Proto-Indo-European	welh₃-	to hit, to strike

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →