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Where does “woodshed” come from?

I need to work through this chain carefully to create an accurate etymology sentence. The chain given is: English wood | English shade | Old English wudu | Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- | Proto-Indo-European skÁit- | Proto-Indo-European skÁit- | Proto-Indo-European weydʰ- | Proto-Indo-European sek- However, I notice this chain seems problematic. "Woodshed" is a compound of "wood" + "shed." The chain provided appears to conflate multiple separate etymologies. A "shed" comes from different roots than "wood." Given the constraint that I "state only what the chain supports" and "do not invent," and given that this chain doesn't clearly support a coherent path for "woodshed" as a compound word, I should note that the chain as presented doesn't provide a reliable basis for

woodshed (English): An enclosed, roofed structure, often an...

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  1. An enclosed, roofed structure, often an...

Ancestry of “woodshed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshedTo part, separate or divide; To part with,...
2EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
3Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
4EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
5Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
6Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
7Old Englishendung—
8Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
9Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
10Proto-Germanicandijazend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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