Where does “jostle” come from?

Jostle comes from Middle English jousten, from Old French joster, from Latin iuxta meaning "near or beside," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yéwgos.

jostle (English): To bump into or brush against while in motion; to...

Definitions

  1. To bump into or brush against while in motion; to...

Ancestry of “jostle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjousten—
2Old Frenchjosterto joust; to battle; to compete
3Vulgar Latiniuxtare—
4Latiniuxtānearly, nigh

Words derived from “jostle”

Every word from Latin iuxtā →Every word from Vulgar Latin iuxtare →Every word from Old French joster →