{"era":"current","word":"ledger","meaning":"a book or digital record for financial accounts","children":[{"era":"1200s-1500s","word":"liggere","meaning":"a thing laid up in one place; later, an account book","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"licgan","meaning":"to lie down; be situated","children":[{"era":"pre-3000 BCE","word":"*legʰ-","meaning":"to lie down","children":[],"language":"Proto-Indo-European"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}