{"era":"current","word":"fender","meaning":"protective guard or barrier","children":[{"era":"1300s","word":"fend","meaning":"to defend, ward off (clipped from 'defend')","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"defenden","meaning":"to defend","children":[{"era":"1100s","word":"defendre","meaning":"to defend, forbid, repel","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"defendere","meaning":"to ward off, protect (de- + fendere, to strike)","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}