{"era":"current","word":"clatter","meaning":"To make a continuous rattling sound as hard objects strike together.","children":[{"era":"1300s","word":"clateren","meaning":"to make a rapid succession of sharp noises","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"clatrian","meaning":"to clatter, make a noise","children":[{"era":"pre-500","word":"*klattraz","meaning":"clatter (imitative)","children":[],"language":"Proto-Germanic"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}