Where does “broadsheet” come from?

I need to work with the chain provided, but I notice there's a significant problem: the chain shows "English broad," "English bride," and "French bride" appearing multiple times, with unclear connections between them. The chain also doesn't clearly support "broadsheet" as a headword. However, following the rules strictly—I must state only what the chain supports and not invent steps. The chain as given doesn't establish a clear path to "broadsheet," and the meaning is listed as unknown. I cannot write an accurate one-sentence etymology for "broadsheet" based on this chain, as doing so would violate the rule "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps." Could you clarify: Is the chain meant to explain "broad" or "broadsheet"? And could you verify the chain structure? The repeated entries and the disconnect between "bride" and the meaning of "broad/

broadsheet (English): A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news

Definitions

  1. A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news

Ancestry of “broadsheet”, step by step

broadsheet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sheet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsheetA thin bed cloth used as a covering for a...
2EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
3Middle Dutchschite
4Old Dutchskīta
5Old Saxonskiti
6Proto-Germanicskītaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via English broad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroadWide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...
2Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
3Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
4Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
5Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
6Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “broadsheet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-