{"era":"current","word":"sputter","meaning":"to speak or move in short, broken bursts","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"sputren / sputrien","meaning":"frequentative forms meaning to spout or spit out","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"sputen","meaning":"to spout; vomit","children":[],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}