Where does “outjoust” come from?

outjoust (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

outjoust (English): To surpass in jousting

Definitions

  1. To surpass in jousting

Ancestry of “outjoust”, step by step

outjoust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English joust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjoustA tilting match: a mock combat between two...
2Old FrenchjousterAlternative form of joster
3Vulgar Latiniuxto—
4Latiniuxtānearly, nigh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →