Where does “Băleanu” come from?

Băleanu (Romanian) comes from Old Saxon balu-, from Proto-West Germanic *balwa- — mal-, mis-, wrongly, badly, evilly.

Ancestry of “Băleanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbalu-Prefix denoting evil, harm, bad
2Proto-West Germanic*balwa-mal-, mis-, wrongly, badly, evilly
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *balwa- →Every word from Old Saxon balu- →