<etym>

<etym> (etymology) encloses the etymological information in a dictionary entry. [10.3.4 Etymological Information]
Module dictionaries — Dictionaries
Attributes
Member of
model.entryPart model.entryPart.top
Contained by
core: cit
dictionaries: dictScrap entry entryFree etym hom re sense
namesdates: nym
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb choice cit corr date del desc distinct ellipsis email emph expan foreign gap gb gloss graphic hi index label lb list listBibl measure measureGrp media mentioned milestone name note noteGrp num orig pb ptr q quote ref reg rs ruby said sic soCalled stage term time title unclear unit
dictionaries: def etym gramGrp lang lbl oRef pRef usg xr
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: figure formula notatedMusic table
gaiji: g
header: biblFull idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material msDesc objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc climate country district eventName forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listEvent listNym listObject listOrg listPerson listPlace listRelation location nameLink objectName offset orgName persName persPronouns placeName population region roleName settlement state surname terrain trait
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att classSpec code constraintSpec dataSpec eg egXML elementSpec gi ident listRef macroSpec moduleSpec outputRendition specDesc specGrp specGrpRef specList tag val
textcrit: app listApp listWit witDetail
textstructure: floatingText
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift listTranspose metamark mod redo restore retrace secl space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo
verse: caesura rhyme
character data
Note

May contain character data mixed with any other elements defined in the dictionary tag set.

There is no consensus on the internal structure of etymologies, or even on whether such a structure is appropriate. The etym element accordingly simply contains prose, within which names of languages, cited words, or parts of words, glosses, and examples will typically be prominent. The tagging of such internal objects is optional.
Example
<entry>
 <form>
  <orth>publish</orth> ... </form>
 <etym>
  <lang>ME.</lang>
  <mentioned>publisshen</mentioned>,
 <lang>F.</lang>
  <mentioned>publier</mentioned>, <lang>L.</lang>
  <mentioned>publicare,
     publicatum</mentioned>. <xr>See <ref>public</ref>; cf. 2d <ref>-ish</ref>.</xr>
 </etym>
</entry> (From: Webster's Second International)
Example
<entry>
 <form>
  <orth>Handschuh</orth> ... </form>
 <etym type="compounding">
  <oRef>Hand</oRef> (<pRef notation="ipa">ˈhant</pRef>): <gloss>hand</gloss>,
 <etym type="metaphor">
   <oRef>Schuh</oRef> (<pRef notation="ipa">ʃuː</pRef>): <gloss>shoe</gloss>
  </etym>
 </etym>
</entry>
Content model 
<content>
 <alternate minOccurs="0"
  maxOccurs="unbounded">
  <textNode/>
  <classRef key="model.gLike"/>
  <classRef key="model.global"/>
  <classRef key="model.inter"/>
  <classRef key="model.phrase"/>
  <elementRef key="def"/>
  <elementRef key="etym"/>
  <elementRef key="gramGrp"/>
  <elementRef key="lbl"/>
  <elementRef key="usg"/>
  <elementRef key="xr"/>
 </alternate>
</content>
Schema Declaration 
<rng:element name="etym">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.source.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.lexicographic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datcat.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.lexicographic.normalized.attributes"/>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:text/>
   <rng:ref name="model.gLike"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.inter"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.phrase"/>
   <rng:ref name="def"/>
   <rng:ref name="etym"/>
   <rng:ref name="gramGrp"/>
   <rng:ref name="lbl"/>
   <rng:ref name="usg"/>
   <rng:ref name="xr"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element etym
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.global.source.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.lexicographic.attributes,
   att.datcat.attributes,
   att.lexicographic.normalized.attributes,
   (
      text
    | model.gLike
    | model.global
    | model.inter
    | model.phrase
    | def
    | etym
    | gramGrp
    | lbl
    | usg
    | xr
   )*
}