Talk:Color Naming Rule/@comment-50.68.74.8-20161203084329/@comment-26397825-20161203085156

I believe it was explained once that the people of Remnant don't actually speak English, or indeed any language close to one from Earth. Instead they speak Remnantese, and the creators of the show are employing a common sci-fi trope where the language is 'translated' into a similar sounding word from our world. That's why Weiss is Weiss, as it's audially similar to the German word and it makes it more obvious that it's meant as a name instead of translating it directly to white.

Similar to when they translate Japanese manga to English but leave the names in the original Japanese; so you get the meaning of the name and know it's meant to be a name.