The Online Etymology Dictionary states, "The notion of 'sex for hire' is not inherent in the etymology, which rather suggests one 'exposed to lust' or sex 'indiscriminately offered.'"
The Online Etymology Dictionary skriver, at "Ideen om 'sex til salg' ligger ikke direkte i etymologien, der snarere indikerer én 'udsat for lyst' eller sex 'tilbudt i flæng'."