joust
JOWST · verb
Origin
Joust comes from Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), which traces back to Vulgar Latin *juxtō or *iuxtāre, itself rooted in Latin iūxta, meaning "close to." It's been part of English since the early 14th century.
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Journey
The word arrived in English already tied to the idea of two riders coming together in close combat, a sense it has kept since the 1300s.