• someguy3@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    I’ve learned that

    Hospital = Krankenhaus = Sick House

    Ambulance = Krankenwagen = Sick Wagon

    It actually makes sense.

    English has “plaything”, which is kinda similar.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 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.