Where does “jousten” come from?
jousten (Middle English) comes from Old French joster, from Vulgar Latin iuxtare, from Latin iuxtā.
Ancestry of “jousten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | joster | to joust; to battle; to compete |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | iuxtare | — |
| 3 | Latin | iuxtā | — |
Words derived from “jousten”