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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I've learned that

Hospital = Krankenhaus = Sick House

Ambulance = Krankenwagen = Sick Wagon

It actually makes sense.

English has “plaything”, which is kinda similar.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Krankenhaus - die Kranken (the sick persons from krank meaning sick) and das Haus (the house). A Krakenhaus could maybe be found at an aquarium as it's a house of octopuses (release the kraken!). Octopuses are more commonly called Tintenfisch tho, which literally means ink fish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Fun fact the term Hospital while derived from hospitality is mutated for context due to the Knights Hospitallers. They built quite a few outposts that quickly became associated with medicine because pilgrims are stupid.