Where does “jouter” come from?

jouter (French) comes from Old French joster, from Vulgar Latin iuxtare, from Latin iuxtā — nearly, nigh.

jouter (French): to joust

Definitions

  1. to joust

Ancestry of “jouter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jouter”

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