Arnthro
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I just thought it'd be fun to share what I found when searching for etymology of "Rad(a)" and "gast."
Old Norse
ráð = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision' [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] [6]
ráð = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision', 'might', 'household', 'marriage' [7]
ráða = 'to advise', 'to counsel', 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess' [7]
ráða = 'to advise', 'to counsel' [2] [3] [4] [8] [9] [5]
-ráðr = 'adviser', 'counsel' [1]
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/RAD#cite_note-pet-2
Proto-Norse
*gastiR = 'guest'
Old Norse
gestr = 'guest' [2]
Gothic
gasts = 'guest' [2] [1]
Old High German
gast = 'guest' [1]
Old English
giest = 'guest' [1]
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/GEST
Old Norse
ráð = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision' [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] [6]
ráð = 'advise', 'counsel', 'decision', 'might', 'household', 'marriage' [7]
ráða = 'to advise', 'to counsel', 'to be mighty', 'to rule', 'to decide', 'to guess' [7]
ráða = 'to advise', 'to counsel' [2] [3] [4] [8] [9] [5]
-ráðr = 'adviser', 'counsel' [1]
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/RAD#cite_note-pet-2
Proto-Norse
*gastiR = 'guest'
Old Norse
gestr = 'guest' [2]
Gothic
gasts = 'guest' [2] [1]
Old High German
gast = 'guest' [1]
Old English
giest = 'guest' [1]
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/GEST