Etymograph

English

joust

Joust comes from Old French jouster, and goes back to Latin iūxta ‘close to’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūxta1‘close to’
  2. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*juxtō1reconstructed
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400jouster1
  4. Englishtodayjoust1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English joust

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūxtaWiktionary, English joust‘close to’
  2. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*juxtōWiktionary, English joustreconstructed
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400jousterWiktionary, English joust
  4. EnglishtodayjoustWiktionary, English joust

Linked words

through Latin iūxta ‘close to’

just, juxtaposition, jostle, 3 more

Today it means

noun A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “joust”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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