{"era":"current","word":"linger","meaning":"to remain or stay on longer than expected","children":[{"era":"1100s-1400s","word":"Middle English lengeren/lingeren","meaning":"to prolong or delay","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"Old Norse lengja","meaning":"to lengthen; make longer","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"Proto-Germanic *langijaną","meaning":"to make long, prolong","children":[],"language":"Proto-Germanic"}],"language":"Old Norse"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}