{"era":"current","word":"rip","meaning":"to tear forcefully; also Rest in Peace","children":[{"era":"1400s","word":"rippen","meaning":"to tear, to strip","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"*reip-","meaning":"to tear, to pull","children":[{"era":"prehistoric","word":"*reip-","meaning":"to tear","children":[],"language":"Proto-Indo-European (proposed)"}],"language":"Proto-Germanic (proposed)"}],"language":"Middle Dutch / Low German"}],"language":"Modern English"}