{"era":"current","word":"barker","meaning":"a dog that barks or a loud caller who attracts attention","children":[{"era":"c. 1200","word":"bark","meaning":"to utter a bark","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"beorcan","meaning":"to bark","children":[{"era":"pre-500","word":"*berkan","meaning":"echoic bark sound","children":[],"language":"Proto-Germanic"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}