Etymograph

English

swapling

From swap + -ling.

Formed from swap + -ling

Middle English swappen ‘to swap’

English swap

Today it means

noun An infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “swapling”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / swapling