{"era":"current","word":"handshake","meaning":"the grasping of hands between two people as a greeting or agreement","children":[{"era":"1500s","word":"hand + shake","meaning":"a greeting or agreement made by grasping hands","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"hand","meaning":"the part of the body at the end of the arm","children":[],"language":"Old English"},{"era":"pre-1100","word":"shake","meaning":"to move quickly back and forth","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"English compound"}],"language":"Modern English"}