Curious Canid to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 months agoThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.message-square22fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down133
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.Curious Canid to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square22fedilink
No, that’s where we got the word horstel.