{"era":"current","word":"clink","meaning":"a short, sharp ringing sound","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"clinken","meaning":"to ring or make a sharp metallic sound","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"*clincan","meaning":"to ring or sound","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"*klinganą","meaning":"to sound; ring","children":[],"language":"Proto-Germanic"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}