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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- An enclosed, roofed structure, often an...
Ancestry of “woodshed”, step by step
woodshed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 2 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 4 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 6 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 7 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 8 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |