{"era":"current","word":"bleak","meaning":"Lacking color, warmth, or hope; harsh, dreary, and desolate.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"bleak","meaning":"Pale, bright, or white; later, dreary and barren.","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"blāc","meaning":"Pale, shining, or white.","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"*blaikaz","meaning":"Pale or shining.","children":[],"language":"Proto-Germanic"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}