Corrupt of Mashkigong = the locative case of mashkig and means "at, to, or from a swamp."mush-kee-goog = "marsh dwellers"mush-keeg = marsh or swampmus-kee-go = cranberry (Hath.) (Potowatomi word)Mus-kee-go, from muskeemuiac, signifies cranberry, probably Potowatomi. p. 377 of Butterfield's History of Waukesha county.Muskego, means sunfish. p. 378 of Butterfield's History of Waukesha.Muskego = fishing place (C.E.B.)Muskigwa = a sunfish (Potowatomi)(A. Skinner in Milw. Pub. Museu Bull. v. 6. p. 399.)

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