Where does “jostlement” come from?

jostlement (English) comes from English jostle, from Middle English jousten, from Old French joster, from Vulgar Latin iuxtare, from Latin iuxtā — nearly, nigh.

jostlement (English): Crowding; hustling

Definitions

  1. Crowding; hustling

Ancestry of “jostlement”, step by step

jostlement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English jostle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjostleTo bump into or brush against while in motion; to...
2Middle Englishjousten—
3Old Frenchjosterto joust; to battle; to compete
4Vulgar Latiniuxtare—
5Latiniuxtānearly, nigh

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Latin iuxtā →