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Dutch
Etymology
From wisselen (“to swap”) + balg (“body”). Cognate to German Wechselbalg.
Noun
wisselbalg m (plural wisselbalgen, diminutive wisselbalgje n)
- (folklore) changeling; an infant of a magical creature secretly exchanged for a human infant
- Synonym: wisselkind