Curious Canid to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 11 days agoThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.message-square22fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down133
arrow-up134arrow-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 • 11 days agomessage-square22fedilink
No, that’s where we got the word horstel.