Where does “Kasperltheater” come from?

Kasperltheater (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Kasperl — A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch.

Kasperltheater (Bavarian): puppet show; akin to Punch and Judy

Definitions

  1. puppet show; akin to Punch and Judy

Ancestry of “Kasperltheater”, step by step

Kasperltheater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian Kasperl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianKasperlA glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch

via Bavarian Theater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianTheater
Every word from Bavarian Kasperl
Kasperltheater — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer