Where does “joust” come from?

Joust comes from Old French jouster, from Vulgar Latin iuxto, from Latin iuxta meaning "near," from Proto-Italic jougestād, jougestos, and jougos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yéwgos and yewg-.

joust (English): A tilting match: a mock combat between two...

Definitions

  1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two...

Ancestry of “joust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchjousterAlternative form of joster
2Vulgar Latiniuxto—
3Latiniuxtānearly, nigh

Words derived from “joust”

Every word from Latin iuxtā →Every word from Vulgar Latin iuxto →Every word from Old French jouster →