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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjosterto joust; to battle; to compete
2Vulgar Latiniuxtare—
3Latiniuxtā—

Words derived from “jousten”

  • jostle
  • justle
  • jostly
  • jostlement
  • jostler
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