Where does “jousten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “jousten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jousten”

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