{"era":"current","word":"burst","meaning":"Break suddenly and violently apart, scattering contents, or to suddenly begin to do something.","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"berstan","meaning":"to break, shatter, split","children":[{"era":"pre-500","word":"*brestaną","meaning":"to burst","children":[],"language":"Proto-Germanic"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Modern English"}