Where does “Kasper” come from?

Kasper (German) comes from Hebrew גזבר, from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ, from Classical Syriac ܓܢܙܒܪܐ, from Old Median ganzabarah, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

Kasper (German): clown

Definitions

  1. clown

Ancestry of “Kasper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגזברtreasurer
2Classical Syriacܓܙܒܪܐtreasurer, steward
3Classical Syriacܓܢܙܒܪܐ—
4Old Medianganzabarahtreasurer
5Old Medianganzahtreasure
Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Old Median ganzabarah →Every word from Classical Syriac ܓܢܙܒܪܐ →