{"era":"current","word":"quietly","meaning":"in a calm, noiseless manner","children":[{"era":"1300s","word":"quietly","meaning":"silently, calmly","children":[{"era":"1300s","word":"quiet + -ly","meaning":"calm + adverb suffix","children":[{"era":"1100s","word":"quietus / quiete","meaning":"at rest, free from disturbance","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"quies","meaning":"rest, repose, calm","children":[{"era":"prehistoric","word":"*kwye-","meaning":"rest, be quiet","children":[],"language":"Proto-Indo-European"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French / Latin"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}